Research from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) Provides New Insights into the India–Asia Collision in the Western Himalayas Dating Back to Circa 55 Million Years and the Extent of Greater India (VIDEO)
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Reconstruction through time (top) showing the Indian Plate breaking away from the Gondwana supercontinent and subducting under Asia, thereby helping to create the world's highest topography, i.e., Mount Everest (bottom).
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Prof. Jun Meng from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Prof. Stuart A. Gilder from Ludwig Maximilians University
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