Crucial evidence explains anomalously fast convergence between India and Asia in Mesozoic

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Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022

Closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean and the subsequent formation of the Tibetan Plateau is one of the most significant tectonic events on Earth. How the Indian subcontinent drifted northward anomalously fast and collided with Asia is an essential problem in solving global changes in tectonics, climate and ecosystems. Double subduction of the Neo-Tethys Ocean is a leading model in interpreting

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