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SUBMITTER: Meng J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3514643 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meng Jun J Wang Chengshan C Zhao Xixi X Coe Rob R Li Yalin Y Finn David D
Scientific reports 20121205
How and when India collided with Asia is crucial for global climate and continental dynamics. We present new palaeomagnetic data showing that the Xigaze forearc basin of southern Tibet was located at 24.2 ± 5.9°N during 54-57 Ma, providing a direct constraint on the position of the southernmost margin of Asia at this crucial stage. Our study suggests 1) the age and locus of the initial India-Asia collision are at ~50 Ma and ~24°N, respectively; 2) Tibet resisted India's northward push during the ...[more]