2020-12-13 13:05:21 GMT2020-12-13 21:05:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) How did the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grow to the top of the world? A new study led by Chinese researchers has found evidence to suggest the plateau rose to its current height more recently than previously thought.
According to the study published online earlier this week in the journal Science Advances, the central and southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau rose to between 3,500 meters and 4,500 meters around 26 million to 21 million years ago. The findings challenge the widely held belief that the plateau reached a height of 4,600 meters as early as 40 million years ago.