Cretaceous long-distance lithospheric extension and surface response in South China

• Published in: Earth-science reviews Vol. 243; p. 104496
• Main Authors: Li, Jianhua, Dong, Shuwen, Cawood, Peter A., Thybo, Hans, Clift, Peter D., Johnston, Stephen T., Zhao, Guochun, Zhang, Yueqiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2023
• Subjects: China; Cretaceous; Cretaceous period; Crustal and mantle processes; deformation; evolution; geophysics; Lithospheric extension; South China; Surface response; tectonics; China; Lithospheric extension; Cretaceous; South China; Crustal and mantle processes; Surface response

Lithospheric extension plays a pivotal role in governing the evolution of continents and the birth of oceanic basins on Earth. Despite this, quantifying wide-mode lithospheric extension and its effects on surface uplift remain elusive. The vast (> 800-km-wide) Cretaceous extensional system in Sou...