Existence of a continental-scale river system in eastern Tibet during the late Cretaceous–early Palaeogene
oleh: Xudong Zhao, Huiping Zhang, Ralf Hetzel, Eric Kirby, Alison R. Duvall, Kelin X. Whipple, Jianguo Xiong, Yifei Li, Jianzhang Pang, Ying Wang, Ping Wang, Kang Liu, Pengfei Ma, Bo Zhang, Xuemei Li, Jiawei Zhang, Peizhen Zhang
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01 |
Deskripsi
This study provides evidence for a continental-scale river system that existed in eastern Tibet before the India-Asia collision. The river system developed an extensive low-relief landscape, which was uplifted and dissected during the late Cenozoic.