Jurassic tectonic evolution of Tibetan plateau: a review of bangong-nujiang Meso-Tethys Ocean

Y Liu, S Li, Q Zhai, Y Tang, P Hu, R Guo, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Jurassic subduction of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethys Ocean is recognized as a
significant event in the geotectonic evolution of Tibetan Plateau. This study focuses on the …

Paleomagnetic data bearing on the Mesozoic deformation of the Qiangtang Block: Implications for the evolution of the Paleo-and Meso-Tethys

M Yan, D Zhang, X Fang, H Ren, W Zhang, J Zan… - Gondwana …, 2016 - Elsevier
Paleomagnetism has played an important role in quantifying the Mesozoic evolution of
“Proto-Tibet”. In this paper, we present new paleomagnetic data from five Middle-Upper …

A true polar wander trigger for the Great Jurassic East Asian Aridification

Z Yi, Y Liu, JG Meert - Geology, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A drastic environmental change occurred during the Middle to Late Jurassic as much of East
Asia transitioned from a wet seasonal to an extremely arid climate. The timing, scope, and …

The Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonic settings, paleogeography and evaporitic sedimentation of Tethyan blocks within China: Implications for potash formation

C Liu, L Wang, M Yan, Y Zhao, Y Cao, X Fang… - Ore Geology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Potash deposits are common in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Tethyan domain, which features the
giant potash deposits in the Late Jurassic Central Asian Basin and the Late Cretaceous …

Paleoenvironmental changes during the early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event: Insights into organic carbon distribution and controlling mechanisms in the eastern …

G Xia, A Mansour - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE; Early Jurassic, ca. 183 Ma) represents
an intense Mesozoic organic carbon burial event that was associated with the formation of …

Cretaceous–Cenozoic cooling history of the Qiangtang terrane and implications for Central Tibet formation

W Bi, Y Li, PJJ Kamp, G Xu, J Zhang, Z Han… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
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 …

The disappearance of a Late Jurassic remnant sea in the southern Qiangtang Block (Shamuluo Formation, Najiangco area): Implications for the tectonic uplift of …

A Ma, X Hu, P Kapp, Z Han, W Lai… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Located between the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone and the Qiangtang Block in
central Tibet, the Najiangco area (~ 5 km to the north of Nima-Selinco) contains an Upper …

Paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of Mesozoic Qiangtang basins (Tibet)

A Ma, X Hu, E Garzanti, M Boudagher-Fadel, W Xue… - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the Mesozoic paleotectonic and paleogeographic evolution of marine
Qiangtang basins is essential for understanding the evolution of diverse Tethyan oceanic …

No monsoon-dominated climate in northern subtropical Asia before 35 Ma

X Fang, Z Guo, D Jiang, W Zhang, R Zhang, M Li… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Different from the ITCZ-driven global tropical monsoon, the development of a monsoon-
dominated climate within previously subtropical arid Asia has conventionally been regarded …

Middle Triassic to Late Jurassic climate change on the northern margin of the South China Plate: Insights from chemical weathering indices and clay mineralogy

X Dai, Y Du, M Ziegler, C Wang, Q Ma, R Chai… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
The early Mesozoic greenhouse period was characterized by variable climate conditions.
The driving mechanisms of this long-term variability are unclear due to a lack of full-period …