A critical review of existing models for the origin of the South China Sea and a new proposed model

• Published in: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X Vol. 6; p. 100065
• Main Authors: Jiang, Xin, Wang, Zhenchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Extrusion; Mantle flow upwelling; Plate subduction; Proto-SCS; South China Sea; Tectonic evolution model; South China Sea; Extrusion; Plate subduction; Mantle flow upwelling; Tectonic evolution model; Proto-SCS

•Classic tectonic evolutionary models of South China Sea are compiled.•The origin of South China Sea is critically discussed.•A new integrated tectonic model is proposed. Being the largest marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, South China Sea (SCS) has been brought into focus since 1970s due to...