Abstract:Meso-cenozoic basins are found in Shandong province, which distribute in west, east and north area. According to the strata structures, the developing history can be divided into four basin-forming periods as Jurassic, Cretaceous, Neo-tertiary and Palaeo-tertiary, and six generation basins. According to morphological and genetic features, the basins can be divided into three types: single fault, fault trough and sag. They are controlled by left-handed faults with the trend of NNE and their derived faults, w...