During the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum [MMCO,~ 14 to 17 million years (Ma) ago], global
temperatures were similar to predicted temperatures for the coming century. Limited …

The Paleogene environment of today's semi-arid and arid Central Asia is poorly quantified
and knowledge of the paleoelevation of northern Tibet remains elusive, yet both are crucially …

Tibet's ancient topography and its role in climatic and biotic evolution remain speculative
due to a paucity of quantitative surface-height measurements through time and space, and …

Abstract The middle Eocene (Lutetian–Bartonian, 48.6–37.2 Ma) near-equatorial megafossil
flora from swamp and lacustrine facies of the lower Changchang Formation, Hainan Island …

Tropical rainforests have strongly influenced Earth systems throughout their evolutionary
history. Plant taxa found in the Fotan Group of Fujian Province indicate that an Asian tropical …

Southern China, especially Yunnan, has undergone high tectonic activity caused by the
uplift of Himalayan Mountains during the Neogene, which led to a fast changing …

Finely preserved fossil assemblages (lagerstätten) provide crucial insights into evolutionary
innovations in deep time. We report an exceptionally preserved Early Triassic fossil …

Although the pattern of Holocene temperature variations in central Asia is complex, it is clear
that temperature played a fundamental role in influencing humidity conditions and regional …

Vegetation dynamics during previous warm interglacial periods shed light on the human
impacts on natural ecosystems during the Holocene. However, reliable terrestrial records …

Abstract Understanding the Tibetan Plateau's palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment is
critical for reconstructing Asia's climatic history; however, aspects of the plateau's uplift …