The timing of the initial India–Asia collision and the mechanisms that led to the eventual
formation of the high (> 5 km) Tibetan Plateau remain enigmatic. In this Review, we describe …

The paleoelevation history and geodynamic evolution of the Bangong suture zone in the
central Tibetan Plateau are hotly debated, with existing estimates showing contrasting …

Abstract The Paleogene Lulehe Formation marks the onset of deposition in the Qaidam
basin and preserves evidence of the initial topographic growth of northern Tibet. However …

We conduct sandstone-composition analysis, U-Pb detrital-zircon dating, and apatite fission-
track thermochronology to determine how basin development was associated with the …

Understanding the pre-collisional paleogeography in the NE Tibetan plateau provides
insights into the growth mechanisms of the northern portion of the plateau in the Cenozoic …

Observations highlight the complex tectonic, magmatic, and geodynamic phases of the
Cenozoic post-collisional evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and show that these …

Reconstructing the growth process of the Qiangtang terrane in space and time is crucial for
understanding the geological evolution of Central Tibet. However, its growth process and …

A comprehensive study of the sediment source-to-sink history of basins arranged along the
Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone (BNSZ) is critical for understanding the early Cenozoic …

This study used clinopyroxene (cpx) compositions and zircon Hf-O isotopes of Eocene
adakitic rocks (EARs) from the Qiangtang block to resolve the mechanism (s) responsible for …

Determining the provenance of sedimentary basin fill in the northern Qaidam Basin is a key
step toward understanding the sedimentary system dynamics and mountain-building …