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Tibetan plateau rose later than we thought

Geology Page - March 4, 2019

Data mining finds more than expected beneath Andean Plateau

Strength of tectonic plates may explain shape of the Tibetan Plateau

Satellites peer into rock 50 miles beneath Tibetan Plateau

Science Investigates Lithosphere of the Central Iranian Plateau

Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used...

Geology Page - September 23, 2014

Snails Tell of the Rise and Fall of the Tibetan Plateau

Geology Page - September 8, 2014

Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought, geologists say

Geology Page - April 13, 2014

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Dr. John Nudds with Archaeopteryx fossil specimen at the European Synchrotron in Grenoble.

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Massachusetts State Geologist Stephen Mabee and colleagues recently annoucned that newly digitized surficial geology maps of the entire state are available online now. They provide details of what Mabee calls the 'kitty litter' mix of glacial tills, various sands and gravels on the earth's surface. Credit: USGS/MassGIS

State geologist, partners create new surface geology maps for Massachusetts