The foreland basin, on the basis of its geodynamic environment, can be subdivided into three types of peripheral foreland basin, retro-arc foreland basin and broken foreland basin.

• 以盆地所处的地球动力学环境为基础,将前陆盆地分为周缘前陆盆地、弧背前陆盆地和分裂前陆盆地三类。