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The late Paleozoic was characterized by a series of continental collisions and ice ages. Despite the drastic environmental changes, sparse sulfur isotope data hinder our understanding of the late Paleozoic biogeochemical sulfur cycle, especially during the Early Permian. To overcome this potential bias, we present a high-resolution sulfur isotope record of carbonate-associated sulfate (CAS) and pyrite from the Carboniferous-Permian successions of the Svalbard archipelago. Throughout the Carboniferous, our results are largely consistent with the global trend, although the development of restric...
The Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, the largest and highest geologic structures in the world, started forming some 50 million years ago through the crashing and colliding of the Asian and Indian continental plates. The Tibetan Plateau is a...
The Helan Shan is located on the front edge of the expanding Tibetan Plateau. However, how the topography here responds to this propagation and its precise time constraints remains unknown. Based on the response process of fluvial landforms and tectonic evolution, we conducted a quantitative landform analysis of the Helan Shan region. Here, the spatial distribution features of various geomorphic indices were coupled, demonstrating that the mountain is tilting toward the west and north. The steeper downstream and gentle upper reaches indicate that the fluvial landforms have experienced an accel...
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