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Palaeo-altimetry of the late Eocene to Miocene Lunpola basin, central Tibet

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  • David B. Rowley

    (The University of Chicago)

  • Brian S. Currie

    (Miami University)

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The elevation history of the Tibetan plateau provides direct insight into the tectonic processes associated with continent–continent collisions. Here we present oxygen-isotope-based estimates of the palaeo-altimetry of late Eocene and younger deposits of the Lunpola basin in the centre of the plateau, which indicate that the surface of Tibet has been at an elevation of more than 4 kilometres for at least the past 35 million years. We conclude that crustal, but not mantle, thickening models, combined with plate-kinematic solutions of India–Asia convergence, are compatible with palaeo-elevation estimates across the Tibetan plateau.

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  • David B. Rowley & Brian S. Currie, 2006. "Palaeo-altimetry of the late Eocene to Miocene Lunpola basin, central Tibet," Nature, Nature, vol. 439(7077), pages 677-681, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:439:y:2006:i:7077:d:10.1038_nature04506
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04506
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    1. Xinwen Zhang & Uriel Gélin & Robert A. Spicer & Feixiang Wu & Alexander Farnsworth & Peirong Chen & Cédric Del Rio & Shufeng Li & Jia Liu & Jian Huang & Teresa E. V. Spicer & Kyle W. Tomlinson & Paul , 2022. "Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Zhaowei Jing & Wusheng Yu & Stephen Lewis & Lonnie G. Thompson & Jie Xu & Jingyi Zhang & Baiqing Xu & Guangjian Wu & Yaoming Ma & Yong Wang & Rong Guo, 2022. "Inverse altitude effect disputes the theoretical foundation of stable isotope paleoaltimetry," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.

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