Cenozoic evolution of the Qaidam basin and implications for the growth of the northern Tibetan plateau: A review

F Cheng, M Jolivet, Z Guo, L Wang, C Zhang, X Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As the largest depression in the Tibetan plateau, the Qaidam basin preserves over 10 km
thick of Cenozoic sediments. Those sediments represent a unique archive of the evolution of …

The growth of northeastern Tibet and its relevance to large‐scale continental geodynamics: A review of recent studies

DY Yuan, WP Ge, ZW Chen, CY Li, ZC Wang… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies of the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau have called attention to two
emerging views of how the Tibetan Plateau has grown. First, deformation in northern Tibet …

Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world's richest temperate alpine flora

WN Ding, RH Ree, RA Spicer, YW Xing - Science, 2020 - science.org
Origins of an alpine flora The evolution of high mountain floras is strongly influenced by
tectonic and climatic history. Ding et al. document the timing, tempo, and mode by which the …

Large-number detrital zircon U-Pb ages reveal global cooling caused the formation of the Chinese Loess Plateau during Late Miocene

H Zhang, H Lu, J He, W Xie, H Wang, H Zhang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The formation and evolution of the landscape of the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is
debated because of uncertainties regarding dust provenance. We present a quantitative …

Cross Orogenic Belts in Central China: Implications for the tectonic and paleogeographic evolution of the East Asian continental collage

Y Dong, S Sun, M Santosh, B Hui, J Sun, F Zhang… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

Tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan: An early Paleozoic orogen reactivated in the Cenozoic

AV Zuza, C Wu, RC Reith, A Yin, J Li… - GSA …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Qilian Shan, located along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, has
experienced multiple episodes of tectonic deformation, including Neoproterozoic continental …

High-resolution magnetostratigraphic study of the Paleogene-Neogene strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin: Implications for the growth of the Northeastern Tibetan …

J Ji, K Zhang, PD Clift, G Zhuang, B Song, X Ke… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cenozoic terrestrial, intermontane Qaidam Basin on the northeastern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …

Neotectonics around the Ordos Block, North China: A review and new insights

W Shi, S Dong, J Hu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The multiphase intensive intra-continental deformation of the Eurasian continent in the
Cenozoic caused by Indo–Asian and Pacific–Asian collisions has been studied extensively …

Testing models of Tibetan Plateau formation with Cenozoic shortening estimates across the Qilian Shan–Nan Shan thrust belt

AV Zuza, X Cheng, A Yin - Geosphere, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Competing models that account for the construction of the Tibetan Plateau include
continental subduction, underthrusting, distributed shortening, channel flow, and older …

Evolution and variability of the Asian monsoon and its potential linkage with uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau

R Tada, H Zheng, PD Clift - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2016 - Springer
Uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau (HTP) and its linkage with the evolution of the
Asian monsoon has been regarded as a typical example of a tectonic–climate linkage …