Yao, Yi-Feng; Bruch, Angela A; Mosbrugger, Volker; Li, Cheng-Sen (2011): Early - Late Miocene palaeoclimate data and palaefloras of 48 samples from Southern China [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761257, Supplement to: Yao, Y-F et al. (2011): Quantitative reconstruction of Miocene climate patterns and evolution in Southern China based on plant fossils. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 304(3-4), 291-307, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.04.012
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Abstract:
Southern China, especially Yunnan, has undergone high tectonic activity caused by the uplift of Himalayan Mountains during the Neogene, which led to a fast changing palaeogeography. Previous study shows that Southern China has been influenced by the Asian Monsoon since at least the Early Miocene. However, it is yet not well understood how intense the Miocene monsoon system was. In the present study, 63 fossil floras of 16 localities from Southern China are compiled and evaluated for obtaining available information concerning floristic composition, stratigraphic age, sedimentology, etc. Based on such reliable information, selected mega- and micro-floras have been analysed with the coexistence approach to obtain quantitative palaeoclimate data. Visualization of climate results in maps shows a distinct spatial differentiation in Southern China during the Miocene. Higher seasonalities of temperature and precipitation occur in the north and south parts of Southern China, respectively. During the Miocene, most regions of Southern China and Europe were both warm and humid. Central Eurasia was likely to be an arid center, which gradually spread westward and eastward. Our data provide information about Miocene climate patterns in Southern China and about the evolution of these patterns throughout the Miocene, and is also crucial to unravel and understand the climatic signals of global cooling and tectonic uplift.
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Neogene Climate Evolution in Eurasia (NECLIME)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 25.975758 * Median Longitude: 103.459437 * South-bound Latitude: 18.310000 * West-bound Longitude: 89.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 32.300000 * East-bound Longitude: 121.300000
Event(s):
Beibuwan_Depression * Latitude: 20.300000 * Longitude: 108.300000 * Location: South China Sea * Campaign: NECLIME_campaign * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
Fushan_Depression * Latitude: 19.500000 * Longitude: 109.560000 * Location: South China Sea * Campaign: NECLIME_campaign * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
Leizhou_Peninsula * Latitude: 21.450000 * Longitude: 110.000000 * Location: South China Sea * Campaign: NECLIME_campaign * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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- Yao, Y-F; Bruch, AA; Mosbrugger, V et al. (2011): Miocene micro and macro floras from 48 samples of Southern China. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761256
- Yao, Y-F; Bruch, AA; Mosbrugger, V et al. (2011): (Table 3) Miocene palaeoclimate estimates based on floras of 48 samples from Southern China. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.760796