Late Permian back-arc extension of the eastern Paleo ...
2019-9-1 · The opening of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean began during 345–333 Ma as indicated by the presence of Carboniferous ophiolites dated by Chen et al. (2004) and Liu et al. (2011) in the South Eastern Kunlun Suture (SEKS Fig. 1b). The northward subduction of the ocean started by 278 Ma along the SEKS (Xiong, 2014).The subsequent evolution of Paleo-Tethys Ocean, however, remains …
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