The genomic origins of the Bronze Age Tarim Basin mummies [PDF]
Nature, 2021 AbstractThe identity of the earliest inhabitants of Xinjiang, in the heart of Inner Asia, and the languages that they spoke have long been debated and remain contentious1. Here we present genomic data from 5 individuals dating to around 3000–2800 bc from the Dzungarian Basin and 13 individuals dating to around 2100–1700 bc from the Tarim Basin ...
Fan Zhang, Chao Ning, Ashley Scott
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Early Silurian chondrichthyans from the Tarim Basin (Xinjiang, China). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 The Sinacanthida ordo nov. and Mongolepidida are spine- and scale-based taxa whose remains encompass some of the earliest reported fossils of chondrichthyan fish. Investigation of fragmentary material from the Early Silurian Tataertag and Ymogantau Formations of the Tarim Basin (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China) has revealed a diverse ...
Andreev PS +7 more
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Windblown dust in the Tarim basin, Northwest China. [PDF]
Sci RepTarim Basin in western China is home to the world's second-largest mobile dune desert, Taklimakan Desert, and it's one of Asia's primary sources of sand and dust storm. Observations of windblown dust are insufficient over this hyper-dry inland region. Here we present a comprehensive study based on consecutive in-situ field observations, meteorological ...
Zhang XX +11 more
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A Thermal Pulse Induced by a Permian Mantle Plume in the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: Constraints From Clumped Isotope Thermometry and In Situ Calcite U‐Pb Dating [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2021 High burial temperature and a lack of material for traditional thermal proxies significantly impede the understanding of the thermal history of carbonate stratigraphic sequences in deep time.
F. Cong +6 more
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The proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeographic evolution of the Tarim basin in the Late Paleozoic
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 The Tarim basin is a large composite and superimposed sedimentary basin that has undergone complex multi-period and polycyclic tectonic movements. Understanding the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeographic evolution of this complex superimposed basin
Jinkai Xia +7 more
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Hybrid physics-machine learning models for predicting rate of penetration in the Halahatang oil field, Tarim Basin. [PDF]
Sci RepRate of penetration (ROP) is a key factor in drilling optimization, cost reduction and drilling cycle shortening. Due to the systematicity, complexity and uncertainty of drilling operations, however, it has always been a problem to establish a highly ...
Jiao S, Li W, Li Z, Gai J, Zou L, Su Y.
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Prehistoric agriculture and social structure in the southwestern Tarim Basin: multiproxy analyses at Wupaer. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 The oasis villages of the Tarim Basin served as hubs along the ancient Silk Road, and they played an important role in facilitating communication between the imperial centers of Asia.
Yang Q +7 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Niche Differentiation Characteristics of Phytoplankton Functional Groups in Arid Regions of Northwest China Based on Machine Learning [PDF]
BiologyThis study investigates the distribution patterns, interspecific relationships, and community stability mechanisms of phytoplankton functional groups, aiming to elucidate the ecological processes that drive phytoplankton communities in aquatic ecosystems
Long Yun +7 more
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The world's earliest Aral-Sea type disaster: the decline of the Loulan Kingdom in the Tarim Basin. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 Remnants of cities and farmlands in China’s hyperarid Tarim Basin indicate that environmental conditions were significantly wetter two millennia ago in a region which is barren desert today.
Mischke S +6 more
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