Cenozoic Exhumation Across the High Plains of Southeastern Colorado from (U-Th)/He Thermochronology

Colorado’s High Plains stand at anomalously high elevations (~1300–2100 m) for their continental interior setting, but when and why this region became elevated is poorly understood. The Cenozoic history of the High Plains is also likely linked with that of the Rocky Mountains, where the timing and c...

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Main Authors: Sabrina J. Kainz, Lon D. Abbott, Rebecca M. Flowers, Aidan Olsson, Skye Fernandez, James R. Metcalf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GeoScienceWorld 2024-03-01
Series:Lithosphere
Online Access:https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/lithosphere/article-pdf/doi/10.2113/2023/lithosphere_2023_310/6277358/lithosphere_2023_310.pdf