A revised chronology for Tertiary sedimentation in the Sikouzi basin: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau

Wang, Weitao; Zhang, Peizhen; Kirby, Eric; Wang, Lihua; Zhang, Guangliang; Zheng, Dewen; Chai, Zhifang

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2011.04.006

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“…These results were complemented by a pollen study, which has provided insight into the palaeoecological history of the region for the last c. 20 million years ). An alternative palaeomagnetic chronology was proposed by Wang et al (2011), who extended the succession back to 29 Ma (Fig. 2) and in doing this, significantly displaced the chronostratigraphic boundaries advocated by Jiang et al (2007).…”

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“…The margins of the Liupan Shan in central northern China expose extensive Neogene sediment successions, recording both uplift and palaeoclimate events (Song et al 2001;Jiang et al 2007Ding 2008, 2010;Lin et al 2009Lin et al , 2010Lin et al , 2011Wang et al 2011Wang et al , 2013. Of these, the Sikouzi Section ( Fig.…”

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“…More recently, Jiang and Ding (2010) claimed, on the basis of sediment grain-size characteristics, that the succession provides insight into the Neogene evolution of the East Asian winter monsoon. The likely timing of the events has been challenged by a revised chronology proposed by Wang et al (2011), who developed a significantly older chronology of the Neogene depositional record extending back to c. 23.7 Ma. Also, this new chronological framework suggests that the attribution of the decline in monsoon activity to the global cooling, Abstract The Sikouzi Section is located towards the northern limits of the East Asian summer monsoon, providing the opportunity of placing the stratigraphic record into the context of the East Asian summer monsoon history.…”

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On the timing and forcing mechanism of a mid-Miocene arid climate transition at the NE margins of the Tibetan Plateau: stratigraphic and sedimentologic evidence from the Sikouzi Section

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Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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On the timing and forcing mechanism of a mid-Miocene arid climate transition at the NE margins of the Tibetan Plateau: stratigraphic and sedimentologic evidence from the Sikouzi Section

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“…H. Song et al, 2001;Y. G. Song et al, 2001;Zhao et al, 2001;Fang et al, 2003Fang et al, , 2005aZheng et al, 2006;Lin et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2010;and W. T. Wang et al, 2011;, and (g) the presumed paleoaltimetry history after An et al (2006). ∼ 12 Ma (Lu and Xiong, 2009), ∼ 8.1 Ma and ∼ 3.6 Ma (Fig.…”

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“…H. Song et al, 2001;Y. G. Song et al, 2001;Chen et al, 2002;Fang et al, 2003Fang et al, , 2005aWang et al, 2003;Sun et al, 2004Sun et al, , 2007Sun et al, , 2009Charreau et al, 2005Charreau et al, , 2006Huang et al, 2006;Heermance et al, 2007Heermance et al, , 2008Lin et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2010;W. T. Wang et al, 2011;Tang et al, 2011;Zhang and Sun, 2011;Nie et al, 2013) (Fig.…”

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Late Cenozoic continuous aridification in the western Qaidam Basin: evidence from sporopollen records

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Fang

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Cenozoic climate changes in inner Asia provide a basis for understanding linkages between global cooling, the Tibetan Plateau uplift, and possibly the development of the East Asian monsoon. Based on a compilation of palynological results from the western Qaidam Basin, this study reconstructed a 15-million-year (Ma) record of changing vegetation and paleoclimates spanning the middle Miocene to present (comprising two series: ~ 18–5 Ma and ~ 3.1–0 Ma, respectively). The thermophilic percentages were highest between 18 and 14 Ma, and decreased after 14 Ma, closely corresponding to the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) between 18 and 14 Ma and the following global climatic cooling between 14 and 5 Ma. At the same time, decreases in the xerophytic and coniferous taxa percentages, and the increasing logarithmic ratio of non-arboreal pollen to arboreal pollen (ln (NAP/AP)), reveal the continuous aridification across both the basin and surrounding mountains. Between ~ 3.1 and 0 Ma, the percentages of the thermophilic, xerophytic and coniferous pollen as well as the ln (NAP/AP) imply further cooling and drying in this region since 3.1 Ma. We argue that these vegetation and climate patterns during the late Cenozoic western Qaidam Basin are primarily a result of the global cooling, with the Tibetan Plateau uplift and East Asian summer monsoon having contributions of lesser importance

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Late Tertiary reorganizations of deformation in northeastern Tibet constrained by stratigraphy and provenance data from eastern Longzhong Basin

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Stöckli

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JGR Solid Earth

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The deformation of the Tibetan Plateau is central to unraveling the process and mechanism of continental tectonics. Although most agree that crust shortening and plateau growth were protracted throughout the Cenozoic Indo‐Asian collision, particular deformation histories relating to tectonic kinematics and dynamics are still incomplete due to sparseness of diagnostic geological information from plateau margin. Here we present combined investigation of stratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, and provenance for the eastern margin of Longzhong Basin to show two reorganizations of basin formation and tectonic regime during the late Tertiary. First, the depocenter migrated from the dispersed Paleogene sequences to the Wushan‐Tianshui foreland sequence during the earliest Miocene (circa 22 Ma), accompanied by shift of sedimentary provenance from double sources including the eastern Qilian block and eastern West Qinling terrain to single source within the West Qinling. It suggests reorganization of deformation from NW‐SE extension to NE‐SW contraction and initial uplift of the eastern West Qinling. Second, massive coarse‐grained fluvial beds were revived in the Wushan Basin during the late Miocene (circa 10 Ma), associated by eastward depositional expansion and another shift of sedimentary provenance toward northeast. It reflects thrusting up of the northern edge of the West Qinling and Liupan Shan Mountains linked with relocation of crust shortening from NE‐SW direction to ENE‐WSW direction and accelerated deformation of northeastern Tibet. These transitions of deformation regimes imply variation of geodynamic mechanisms during the process of plateau growth.

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A revised chronology for Tertiary sedimentation in the Sikouzi basin: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the northeastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau

Cited by 138 publications

References 71 publications

On the timing and forcing mechanism of a mid-Miocene arid climate transition at the NE margins of the Tibetan Plateau: stratigraphic and sedimentologic evidence from the Sikouzi Section

On the timing and forcing mechanism of a mid-Miocene arid climate transition at the NE margins of the Tibetan Plateau: stratigraphic and sedimentologic evidence from the Sikouzi Section

Late Cenozoic continuous aridification in the western Qaidam Basin: evidence from sporopollen records

Late Tertiary reorganizations of deformation in northeastern Tibet constrained by stratigraphy and provenance data from eastern Longzhong Basin

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