Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma

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	Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma
	Wang, Y(王元); Deng, Tao(邓涛); Biasatti, D; Wang, Y (reprint author), Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA.
	2006
发表期刊	GEOLOGY
ISSN	0091-7613
卷号	34 期号:4 页码:309—312
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.
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条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3457
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）古哺乳动物研究室
通讯作者	Wang, Y (reprint author), Florida State Univ, Dept Geol Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Y,Deng, Tao,Biasatti, D,et al. Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma[J]. GEOLOGY,2006,34(4):309—312.
APA	Wang, Y,Deng, Tao,Biasatti, D,&Wang, Y .(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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