Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean
Abstract Middle Triassic paleogeography is essential for the paleoclimate change and ecosystem recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction, but is highly debated in the Paleo-Tethys Ocean and North China Craton, eastern Pangaea. Here we report a detailed provenance fingerprinting dataset from Mid...
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| description | Abstract Middle Triassic paleogeography is essential for the paleoclimate change and ecosystem recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction, but is highly debated in the Paleo-Tethys Ocean and North China Craton, eastern Pangaea. Here we report a detailed provenance fingerprinting dataset from Middle Triassic sediments across the North China Craton, Qinling and Songpan-Ganzi and identify the paleo-uplift in the northern North China Craton as a primary sediment source. We propose that a Middle Triassic transcontinental drainage system flowed from the northern North China Craton through the central Qinling into the eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean along the gradually descending landform, challenging the suggestion that the North China Craton was a great endorheic basin. The finding of this study will provide a better understanding of Middle Triassic physiography and paleogeography of the North China Craton. Such heterogeneous paleotopography and transcontinental drainage played a critical role in the marine-terrestrial ecosystems of the eastern Pangaea. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd097acc902c463eac00c58f5807d41d2025-08-20T01:57:12ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352024-12-01511910.1038/s43247-024-01945-zMiddle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys OceanHeng Peng0Lin Ding1Chiyang Liu2Massimiliano Zattin3Jianqiang Wang4Licheng Wang5State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest UniversityState Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest UniversityState Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest UniversityState Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract Middle Triassic paleogeography is essential for the paleoclimate change and ecosystem recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction, but is highly debated in the Paleo-Tethys Ocean and North China Craton, eastern Pangaea. Here we report a detailed provenance fingerprinting dataset from Middle Triassic sediments across the North China Craton, Qinling and Songpan-Ganzi and identify the paleo-uplift in the northern North China Craton as a primary sediment source. We propose that a Middle Triassic transcontinental drainage system flowed from the northern North China Craton through the central Qinling into the eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean along the gradually descending landform, challenging the suggestion that the North China Craton was a great endorheic basin. The finding of this study will provide a better understanding of Middle Triassic physiography and paleogeography of the North China Craton. Such heterogeneous paleotopography and transcontinental drainage played a critical role in the marine-terrestrial ecosystems of the eastern Pangaea.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01945-z |
| spellingShingle | Heng Peng Lin Ding Chiyang Liu Massimiliano Zattin Jianqiang Wang Licheng Wang Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean |
| title_full | Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean |
| title_fullStr | Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean |
| title_short | Middle Triassic transcontinental connection between the North China Craton and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean |
| title_sort | middle triassic transcontinental connection between the north china craton and the paleo tethys ocean |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01945-z |
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