Oligocene incursion of the Paratethys seawater to the Junggar Basin, NW China: insight from multiple isotopic analysis of carbonate
Abstract The Cenozoic retreat of the Paratethys Sea, as well as uplift of the Tibet plateau and global cooling, have been considered as the main mechanisms for the onset of the Asian monsoon. However, due to the weak constraints on the time and path of the Paratethys Sea, the relative contribution o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63609-0 |