A two-stage plume-induced rifting in the Neoproterozoic North Tarim: Evidence from detrital zircon study and seismic interpretation

Cryogenian and Ediacaran integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas

“…According to Li et al (2022), the Polong Formation was deposited later than 710 Ma, and the Yutang Formation was deposited later than 656 Ma. On the other hand, Yi et al (2023) proposed depositional ages of 693±3 Ma and 690±3 Ma for the base and top of the Polong Formation. The same authors further constrained the maximum depositional age of 643±4 Ma for the Yutang Formation.…”

First Identification of the Ediacaran Yukengou Formation in the Western Kuruktag Block, Northeastern Tarim, and Its Implications for Neoproterozoic Rift Basin Evolution

“…Nevertheless, due to restricted accessibility for comprehensive research in the central Kuruktag block, where the majority of previously reported Cryogenian-Ediacaran strata were exposed (Figure 1b), their depositional setting remains a contentious subject. Numerous scholars suggest that the strata were deposited in a continental rift-passive margin or continental rift-aulacogen basin [2,4,[9][10][11][12][13][14]. However, recent investigations, leveraging structural-sedimentary patterns and contemporaneous magmatism, propose that the Cryogenian-Ediacaran strata might have been deposited in a subduction environment on the supercontinent's periphery, signifying active rift sedimentation [15][16][17].…”