A new biologic paleoaltimetry indicating Late Miocene rapid uplift of northern Tibet Plateau

Authors: Yunfa Miao, Xiaomin Fang, Jimin Sun, Wenjiao Xiao, Yongheng Yang, Xuelian Wang, Alex Farnsworth, Kangyou Huang, Yulong Ren, Fuli Wu, Qingqing Qiao, Weilin Zhang, Qingquan Meng, Xiaoli Yan, Zhuo Zheng, Chunhui Song, Torsten Utescher

Published: 2022-12-08

DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2475

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Abstract

The uplift of the Tibet Plateau (TP) during the Miocene is crucial to understanding the evolution of Asian monsoon regimes and alpine biodiversity. However, the northern Tibet Plateau (NTP) remains poorly investigated. We use pollen records of montane conifers (