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Fossil leaves shed light on formation of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, March 8, 2019
The discovery of fossilized palm leaves on the cold and high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led scientists to make new conclusions on when the plateau reached its current height.
Su Tao, a leading scientist of the study from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, said the central part of the plateau did not reach its current altitude of about 4,500 meters until 23 million years ago.
The conclusion challenges the prevailing view that the process happened about 35 million years ago, Su said.
He said the judgment was based on the discovery of well-preserved palm fossils at the Lunpola Basin in central Tibet.
More:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2019-03/08/content_74545678.htm
Amazing images of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau:
https://tinyurl.com/y686roll
