weight: bold" lang=EN-US>Formation and Evolution of the Tethys in the Tibetan Plateau
- 责任者：Pan Yusheng (Institute of Geology and Geophysics ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Beijing 100029 ; China) ; Fang Aimin
- 刊名：Chinese Journal of Geology
- 出版年：2010
- 卷期：45(1)
- 关键词：特提斯 ; Tethys ; 构造演化 ; structural evolution ; 青藏高原 ; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
- 页码：p.92-101
- 图表：2 illus., 38 refs.
- 分类号：0300
- issnNo：ISSN0563-5020
- isbnNo：CN11-1937/P
The Tibetan Plateau is closely related to the evolution of Tethys，and it constitutes the main scope of the eastern Tethys. According to current data from regional tectonic studies and sedimentary records，Tethys in Tibetan Plateau can be divided into three different stages，namely，Neo-Tethys，Paleo-Tethys，and Proto-Tethys，representing the Tethys in Mesozoic-Cenozoic，Late Paleozoic and Early Paleozoic，respectively. Furthermore，they correspond to three zones in the Tibetan Plateau，namely the northern Tethyan region，the central Tethyan region and the southern Tethyan region，respectively. The evolution of Tethys，combined with the characteristics of terranes and distribution pattern of biogeography，also indicates the plate tectonic model that the Tibetan Plateau was formed by the continuous rifting of Gondwanaland and the accretion of the Eurasia.