Locomotive implication of a Pliocene three-toed horse skeleton from Tibet and its paleo-altimetry significance
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| 作者 | Deng, Tao(邓涛); Li, Qiang; Tseng, Zhijie Jack; Takeuchi, Gary T.; Wang, Yang; Xie, Guangpu; Wang, Shiqi(王世骐); Hou, Sukuan(侯素宽); Wang, Xiaoming; dengtao@ivpp.ac.cn |
| 刊名 | P NATL ACAD SCI USA
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| 出版日期 | 2012 |
| 卷号 | 109期号:19页码:7374—7378 |
| 关键词 | Myr Ago Southern Tibet Evolutionary Plateau Equidae Climate Monsoon Miocene Fossil Uplift |
| ISSN号 | 0027-8424 |
| 英文摘要 | The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation and climate. The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau was an important factor of global climate change during the late Cenozoic and strongly influenced the development of the Asian monsoon system. However, there have been heated debates about the history and process of Tibetan Plateau uplift, especially the paleo-altimetry in different geological ages. Here we report a well-preserved skeleton of a 4.6 million-y-old three-toed horse (Hipparion zandaense) from the Zanda Basin, southwestern Tibet. Morphological features indicate that H. zandaense was a cursorial horse that lived in alpine steppe habitats. Because this open landscape would be situated above the timberline on the steep southern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, the elevation of the Zanda Basin at 4.6 Ma was estimated to be similar to 4,000 m above sea level using an adjustment to the paleo-temperature in the middle Pliocene, as well as comparison with modern vegetation vertical zones. Thus, we conclude that the southwestern Tibetan Plateau achieved the present-day elevation in the mid-Pliocene. |
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| 公开日期 | 2013-11-27 |
| 源URL | [http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4294]  |
| 专题 | 古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1 |
| 通讯作者 | dengtao@ivpp.ac.cn |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Deng, Tao,Li, Qiang,Tseng, Zhijie Jack,et al. Locomotive implication of a Pliocene three-toed horse skeleton from Tibet and its paleo-altimetry significance[J]. P NATL ACAD SCI USA,2012,109(19):7374—7378. |
| APA | Deng, Tao.,Li, Qiang.,Tseng, Zhijie Jack.,Takeuchi, Gary T..,Wang, Yang.,...&dengtao@ivpp.ac.cn.(2012).Locomotive implication of a Pliocene three-toed horse skeleton from Tibet and its paleo-altimetry significance.P NATL ACAD SCI USA,109(19),7374—7378. |
| MLA | Deng, Tao,et al."Locomotive implication of a Pliocene three-toed horse skeleton from Tibet and its paleo-altimetry significance".P NATL ACAD SCI USA 109.19(2012):7374—7378. |
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