Paleoelevation of mountain ranges can be determined using geological proxies
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 86/100
Paleoelevation and the uplift history of mountain ranges can be successfully reconstructed using geological proxies such as stable isotope paleoaltimetry, geochemical mohometers, and fossil archives.
Evidence for · 7
Cenozoic topography, monsoons and biodiversity conservation within the Tibetan Region: An evolving story.
2020 · cited by 50
Paper [0] utilizes fossil archives to reconstruct the paleoelevation and topographic development of the Tibetan region.
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Implications of variable late Cenozoic surface uplift across the Peruvian central Andes.
2019 · cited by 11
Paper [2] applies hydrogen isotopic compositions of hydrated volcanic glasses and modern stream waters to determine late Cenozoic surface uplift and paleoelevation across the Peruvian central Andes.
Miocene decoupling of surface uplift of the Central Anatolian Plateau interior (Türkiye) and its modern mountainous margins
2025 · cited by 6
Paper [3] employs stable isotope paleoaltimetry on soil carbonates and dual clumped isotope paleothermometry to generate paleoelevation estimates for the Central Anatolian Plateau.
Chemical Mohometry: Assessing Crustal Thickness of Ancient Orogens Using Geochemical and Isotopic Data.
2022 · cited by 5
Paper [4] discusses whole-chemical parameters and detrital mineral data as geochemical proxies ('mohometers') to reconstruct paleocrustal thickness and orogenic paleoelevation.
Insights into paleoelevation and paleo-drainage change in northern Tibet from the Late Cretaceous to late Oligocene
2025 · cited by 4
Paper [7] integrates stable and clumped isotope analyses on paleosol carbonates to establish the paleoelevation of northern Tibet.
Upward and outward growth of north-central Tibet: Mechanisms that build high-elevation, low-relief plateaus.
2023 · cited by 3
Paper [8] records precipitation temperatures of lacustrine carbonates to reconstruct surface uplift and paleoelevation changes in north-central Tibet.
Miocene surface uplift and orogenic evolution of the southern Andean Plateau (central Puna), northwestern Argentina.
2023 · cited by 3
Paper [9] uses stable hydrogen-isotope analyses of volcanic glass and radiometric dating from sedimentary deposits to reconstruct the surface uplift and paleoelevation of the southern Andean Plateau.