Cenozoic climate reconstructions associated with the formation of tibet and the biodiversification of terrestrial ecosystems

C. R. Witkowski, V. Lauretano, J. P. Mayser, R. A. Spicer, T. Su, Z. K. Zhou, T. E.V. Spicer, P. J. Valdes, A. Farnsworth, R. D. Pancost

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Abstract

The Asian monsoon system is a major feature of Earth's climate, impacting nearly half of the global population. The monsoon system has changed over geological time, intimately tied with the growth of the Himalaya and Tibet since the Paleogene and early Neogene. Here, we aim to untangle the multiple tectonic and climatic controls that led to the modern monsoon system and brought about the notably high biodiversity in this surrounding area via climate reconstructions derived from sedimentary archives of the Tibetan Plateau, South China, and Yunnan Province. Our focus area in Yunnan Province, situated between the Tibetan Plateau and the highly-productive agricultural lowlands of China, has >200 basins with Cenozoic sediments, making it a rich but largely untapped archive of Earth history.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2019
PublisherEuropean Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
Number of pages2
Volume2019
ISBN (Electronic)9789462823044
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2019
Event29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2019 - Gothenburg, Sweden
Duration: 1 Sept 20196 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2019

Conference

Conference29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2019
Country/TerritorySweden
CityGothenburg
Period1/09/196/09/19

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