“…The Miocene was a period of continued mountain building and surface uplift for the European Alps (e.g., Eizenhöfer et al., 2021; Handy et al., 2010; Schmid et al., 1996; Valla et al., 2021). Surface uplift of the Alps has previously been suggested to influence European climate (Botsyun et al., 2020; Campani et al., 2012; Krsnik et al., 2021; Boateng et al., 2022), but detailed time‐specific studies quantifying the magnitude of spatial and temporal variations and dynamics of regional climate change are still lacking. Moreover, the timing and rate of the surface uplift of the Alps is still controversial and ranges from reconstructed elevations of 1,900 ± 1,000 m (Schlunegger & Kissling, 2015) to elevations >4,000 m (Jäger & Hantke, 1984; Krsnik et al., 2021; Sharp, 2005).…”