Nyberg, BjörnHowell, John A.2016-06-302016-06-302015-07Nyberg, B & Howell, J A 2015, 'Is the present the key to the past? A global characterization of modern sedimentary basins', Geology, vol. 43, no. 7, pp. 643-646. https://doi.org/10.1130/G36669.10091-7613http://hdl.handle.net/2164/6194Date of Acceptance: 06/05/2015 We thank the FORCE Consortium for funding this research, Rob Butler and Walter Wheeler for quality control on the global basin classification, and David MacDonald for reviewing an earlier draft of this manuscript. We also thank Gary Weissmann, Andrew Miall, Raymond Ingersoll, John Holbrook, Stephen Flint, and editor Ellen Thomas for their constructive reviews.44015435engQE GeologyQEJournal article10.1130/G36669.1437