Asia has a unique set of landscapes, notably characterized by the highest plateau in the
world, the strongest monsoon circulation, and an immense arid region. When and how this …

The Paleogene is the first period after the Mesozoic Mass Extinction. Mammals become the
dominant group in the terrestrial ecosystem with a rapid radiation, and Asia has been …

The late Cenozoic extensional basins in Yunnan Province (southwestern China), which are
kinematically linked with the regional strike-slip faults, can provide meaningful constraints on …

Simple Summary The family Equidae enjoys an iconic evolutionary record, especially the
genus Equus which is actively investigated by both paleontologists and molecular biologists …

The remarkable uplift of the Tibetan Plateau in the Neogene had great impacts on the
climate and environment of East Asia and even the world. Therefore, establishment of the …

Abstract The widely exposed Chinese Neogene terrestrial deposits provide the best
circumstance for the establishment of an accurate chronostratigraphic system of Eurasia …

The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau has provided a key boundary criterion for
various geological, climatic, and environmental events since the Cenozoic. The …

Due to its lofty height, the Tibetan Plateau features some of the harshest environments in the
world with extreme coldness, low oxygen, high UV radiation, and in places, severe aridity …

We report about the Early Miocene Tagay fauna of Olkhon Island, the largest island of the
Baikal Lake. The Tagay fauna is of high scientific importance because of the diversity of …

The Cenozoic biochronology framework for northern China has been based on few
vertebrate fossil localities with unverified age constraints. The Linxia Basin, located on the …