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Distribution patterns of the Asian-African-Australian monsoon regions (green) and arid regions (yellow) in five geological periods during the Cenozoic. (a) mid-Paleocene (~60Ma); (b) late-Eocene (~40Ma); (c) late-Oligocene (~25Ma); (d) late-Miocene (~10Ma); (e) present-day (0Ma). The blue shade represents oceans or lakes, and the grey outlines indicate the 1500m elevation contour of the Tibetan Plateau and its vicinity.

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