Snails Tell of the Rise and Fall of the Tibetan Plateau
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 01, 2014 - The rise of the Tibetan plateau - the largest topographic anomaly above sea level on Earth - is important for both its profound effect on climate and its reflection of continental dynamics. In this study published in GSA Bulletin, Katharine Huntington and colleagues employ a cutting-edge geochemical tool - "clumped" isotope thermometry - using modern and fossil snail shells to investigate ... more
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