Lower crustal foundering drove the uplift of southern Tibet during the Paleocene

Abstract The growth of the Tibetan Plateau is traditionally attributed to the India-Asia collision and subsequent convergence. However, recent paleo-elevation reconstructions suggest that Gangdese arc in southern Tibetan Plateau reached >4.0 km before or alongside the collision. Here we reconstru...

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Main Authors: Peng Guo, Ting Yang, Wen-Liang Xu, Wei-Qiang Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02269-2
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