Evolutionary origin of species diversity on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

KS Mao, Y Wang, JQ Liu - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) sensu lato (sl) houses an exceptional species
diversity in Asia. To develop a comprehensive understanding of species diversity in this …

Compressional intracontinental orogens: Ancient and modern perspectives

T Raimondo, M Hand, WJ Collins - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Compressional intracontinental orogens are major zones of crustal thickening produced at
large distances from active plate boundaries. Consequently, any account of their initiation …

Tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan: An early Paleozoic orogen reactivated in the Cenozoic

AV Zuza, C Wu, RC Reith, A Yin, J Li… - GSA …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Qilian Shan, located along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, has
experienced multiple episodes of tectonic deformation, including Neoproterozoic continental …

Understanding the geologic evolution of Northern Tibetan Plateau with multiple thermochronometers

G Zhuang, SA Johnstone, J Hourigan, B Ritts… - Gondwana …, 2018 - Elsevier
The early onset of deformation following the India-Asia collision, Neogene expanse of uplift,
and complex systems that comprise strike-slip faults, thrust faults, and intermontane basins …

Crustal anisotropy from Moho converted Ps wave splitting analysis and geodynamic implications beneath the eastern margin of Tibet and surrounding regions

Y Chen, Z Zhang, C Sun, J Badal - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
In addition to crustal thickening, distinctly different mechanisms have been suggested to
accommodate the huge convergences caused by the continental collision between India …

Spiny frogs (Paini) illuminate the history of the Himalayan region and Southeast Asia

J Che, WW Zhou, JS Hu, F Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Asian frogs of the tribe Paini (Anura: Dicroglossidae) range across several first-order tectono-
morphological domains of the Cenozoic Indo-Asian collision that include the Tibetan …

Intraplate orogenesis in response to Gondwana assembly: Kwangsian orogeny, South China

YJ Xu, PA Cawood, YS Du - American …, 2016 - research-repository.st-andrews.ac …
In intraplate orogens tectonothermal activity occurs at a site removed from a plate margin
and is considered to result from localization of far-field plate-boundary stresses through a …

The deep structure of the Alps based on the CIFALPS seismic experiment: A synthesis

MG Malusà, S Guillot, L Zhao, A Paul… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Alps are the site where classic geologic concepts such as nappe
theory, continental subduction and slab breakoff have been first proposed. However, the …

Deformation of crust and upper mantle in central Tibet caused by the northward subduction and slab tearing of the Indian lithosphere: New evidence based on shear …

C Wu, X Tian, T Xu, X Liang, Y Chen, M Taylor… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shear-wave splitting provides insight into geodynamic processes such as lithospheric
deformation and upper mantle flow. This study presents shear wave splitting parameters …

Fault Source Model and Stress Changes of the 2021  7.4 Maduo Earthquake, China, Constrained by InSAR and GPS Measurements

S Hong, M Liu, T Liu, Y Dong… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
On 22 May 2021, an M w 7.4 earthquake struck Maduo, China, within the eastern Bayan Har
block of the Tibetan plateau. The eastward‐extruding Bayan Har block is marked by active …