Sedimentary Provenance Changes Constrain the Eocene Initial Uplift of the Central Pamir, NW Tibetan Plateau

The Pamir Plateau region of the Northwestern Tibetan Plateau forms a prominent tectonic salient, separating the Tajik and Tarim basins. However, the topographic evolution of the Pamir Plateau remains elusive, despite the key role of this region played in the retreat of the Paratethys Ocean and in ar...

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Main Authors: Ping Wang, Dongliang Liu, Haibing Li, Marie-Luce Chevalier, Yadong Wang, Jiawei Pan, Yong Zheng, Chenglong Ge, Mingkun Bai, Shiguang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.741194/full