AbstractThe Proto-Tethys Ocean played an important role in the formation and evolution of the East Asian continental blocks, and the final closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean may have led to the first assembly of nearly all East Asian blocks at the north…
AbstractDivergent double-subduction is an important component of plate tectonics and continental growth at modern active convergent margins. However, such a process is rarely identified by deep seismic reflection (DSR) profiles, which casts doubt on it…
AbstractThe increasing number and size of detrital geochronology data sets offer new opportunities for increased accuracy and resolution of sediment routing models. However, the new opportunities come coupled with challenges in large data integration a…
AbstractUltramafic massifs are minor but meaningful components of orogens because they record the mantle properties and the processes of plate generation, subduction, accretion, and collision, thus providing key information about crust-mantle interacti…
AbstractMantle plumes can encounter stagnant slabs in the mantle transition zone (MTZ) during their ascent from the lower mantle to Earth’s surface. However, the interactions between stagnant slabs and mantle plumes remain poorly understood. This study…
AbstractAcross the late Eocene to early Oligocene, Earth’s climate underwent a dramatic shift from Greenhouse to Icehouse, known as the Eocene–Oligocene transition (EOT). This globally synchronous climatic event is well-documented in marine records. Ho…
AbstractThe Lower Cretaceous Muddy Formation at the Bell Creek Field, Montana, USA, is characterized by a clastic sequence of mixed lithofacies. An integrated workflow was applied to define the reservoir compartments and distribution of petrophysical p…
AbstractDeciphering how the Antarctic Ice Sheet has responded to past climate warming is critical to understanding its sensitivity and role in current and future climate change. In this context, knowledge of the evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in …
AbstractMetamorphic core complexes are classically interpreted to have formed during crustal extension, although many also occur in compressional environments. New U–(Th)–Pb allanite and xenotime geochronologic data from the structurally highest Zas Un…
AbstractThe evolution of the Tethys Ocean has received much research attention; however, the timing and subduction mechanisms involved in the closure of the Bangong-Nujiang Meso-Tethys Ocean remain poorly constrained. In this study, we present geologic…