Subduction initiation is one of the main unsolved issues in plate tectonics theory with
different proposed mechanisms. In the arc (plateau, terrane)-continent collision models, a …

Abstract The East Asian continental margin straddles the boundary between the Pacific
Subduction Domain to the east and the Tethyan Collision Domain to the west. The spatial …

The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean
basin has important plate-tectonic implications for Southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here …

Initiation of new subduction zones is an integral part of Earth's plate tectonics regime. It is
generally accepted that the negative buoyancy of sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere …

Based on the marine magnetic anomalies identified in the Argo Abyssal Plain offshore
northwestern Australia, the conceptual continent of Argoland must have rifted off in the Late …

Subduction polarity reversal during arc‐continent collision has been proposed as a key
mechanism to initiate new subduction zones. Despite often interpreted, well‐exposed …

Triangle zones are important structures found in foreland fold-and-thrust belts all over the
world and are commonly associated with tectonic wedging. However, tectonic wedging and …

It is generally accepted that the subduction polarity reversal (SPR) results from the strong
collision of two plates. Yet, the SPR of the Solomon Back‐arc Basin is started in the “soft …

Abstract In the Cenozoic, the East Asian Continental Margin developed intense rifting,
producing massive rift basins and marginal seas. Among these, the South China Sea (SCS) …

Abstract The Lopu Range, located~ 600 km west of Lhasa, exposes a continental high‐
pressure metamorphic complex beneath India‐Asia (Yarlung) suture zone assemblages …