Structural architecture and tectonic evolution of the Fangzheng sedimentary basin (NE China), and implications for the kinematics of the Tan-Lu fault zone

•The Cenozoic basins along the Tan-Lu fault zone originated from extension.•Clarifies the fault history of the Tan-Lu fault zone in Cenozoic.•Documents the development of a local depocenter in a large strike-slip fault zone.