Tectonic evolution and geodynamics of the Neo-Tethys Ocean

R Zhu, P Zhao, L Zhao - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Neo-Tethys Ocean was an eastward-ga** triangular oceanic embayment
between Laurasia to the north and Gondwana to the south. The Neo-Tethys Ocean was …

The Cenozoic hyper-oblique collision zone of Indochina: A re-appraisal of escape tectonics

CK Morley, Y Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Cenozoic strike-slip faults in Indochina were initially interpreted as related to SE expulsion of
rigid blocks of continental crust between narrow, high-displacement strike-slip faults away …

The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps

A Cruaud, JY Rasplus, J Zhang, R Burks, G Delvare… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chalcidoidea are mostly parasitoid wasps that include as many as 500 000 estimated
species. Capturing phylogenetic signal from such a massive radiation can be daunting …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid drift of the Tethyan Himalaya terrane before two-stage India-Asia collision

J Yuan, Z Yang, C Deng, W Krijgsman… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The India-Asia collision is an outstanding smoking gun in the study of continental
collision dynamics. How and when the continental collision occurred remains a long …

A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation

DJJ van Hinsbergen, B Steinberger, C Guilmette… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The formation of a global network of plate boundaries surrounding a mosaic of lithospheric
fragments was a key step in the emergence of Earth's plate tectonics. So far, propositions for …

Paleocene latitude of the Kohistan–Ladakh arc indicates multistage India–Eurasia collision

CR Martin, O Jagoutz, R Upadhyay, LH Royden… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
We report paleomagnetic data showing that an intraoceanic Trans-Tethyan subduction zone
existed south of the Eurasian continent and north of the Indian subcontinent until at least …

[HTML][HTML] Triple-stage India-Asia collision involving arc-continent collision and subsequent two-stage continent-continent collision

J Yuan, C Deng, Z Yang, W Krijgsman, H Qin… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The enigmatic geodynamic processes involved in the India-Asia collision shape our
understanding of uplift and deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and the subsequent changes …

The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: a review and new insights from climate modelling

D Tardif, AC Sarr, F Fluteau, A Licht, M Kaya… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …

[HTML][HTML] Finding Argoland: Reconstructing a microcontinental archipelago from the SE Asian accretionary orogen

EL Advokaat, DJJ van Hinsbergen - Gondwana Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the marine magnetic anomalies identified in the Argo Abyssal Plain offshore
northwestern Australia, the conceptual continent of Argoland must have rifted off in the Late …

New paleomagnetic data from the central Tethyan Himalaya refine the size of Greater India during the Campanian

J Yuan, C Deng, Z Yang, W Krijgsman, H Qin… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the size of Greater India is critical to deciphering the geodynamic
processes of the India-Asia collision, as the size of this landmass primarily determines the …