| Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma | |
Wang, Y; Deng, T ; Biasatti, D
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| 2006-04-01 | |
| 发表期刊 | GEOLOGY
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| 卷号 | 34期号:4页码:309-312 |
| 文章类型 | Article |
| 摘要 | The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau plays a critical role in controlling global climate, yet the history of the Tibetan uplift is still a contentious issue. In particular, the elevation of the plateau during the Neogene-a crucial period in the development of the Asian monsoons and C-4 ecosystems-remains uncertain. Here we present carbon isotopic evidence, preserved in tooth enamel from 7-m.y.-old horses and rhinos from the high Himalayas, which indicates that, unlike modern herbivores in the area, these ancient mammals ate substantial amounts of C-4 grasses. The presence of significant amounts of C-4 grasses in the diets of these ancient mammals indicates that the climate in the area was much warmer and the elevation was much lower in the late Miocene than today. The carbon isotope data from the high Himalayas, after accounting for late Cenozoic global cooling and paleoatmospheric CO2 levels, indicate that this part of southern Tibet was less than 290-3400 m above sea level in the latest Miocene. This implies that the present elevation of the area must have been attained after 7 Ma, much later than generally believed. |
| 关键词 | Carbon Isotopes Tibetan Plateau Fossils C-4 Grasses Paleoclimate Elevation |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences |
| 关键词[WOS] | ASIAN MONSOON ; CARBON ISOTOPES ; INDIAN MONSOON ; CLIMATE CHANGE ; C-4 GRASSES ; PLATEAU ; EVOLUTION ; MIOCENE ; PHOTOSYNTHESIS ; PALEODIET |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Geology |
| WOS类目 | Geology |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000236726900022 |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/2138 |
| 专题 | 古哺乳动物研究室 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA 2.Natl High Magnet Field Lab, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Y,Deng, T,Biasatti, D. Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma[J]. GEOLOGY,2006,34(4):309-312. |
| APA | Wang, Y,Deng, T,&Biasatti, D.(2006).Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma.GEOLOGY,34(4),309-312. |
| MLA | Wang, Y,et al."Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma".GEOLOGY 34.4(2006):309-312. |
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