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Journal of Earth Science  > 2025  >  36(4): 1425-1443.
Xu Lin, Yuxuan Pang, Chang'an Li, Jing Liu-Zeng, Marc Jolivet, Haijin Liu, Chengwei Hu, Xiaokang Chen. Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Analysis of Late Pliocene Deposits from the Lower Yangtze River, South China: Implications for Sedimentary Provenance and Evolution of the Yangtze River. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(4): 1425-1443. doi: 10.1007/s12583-023-1961-9
Citation: Xu Lin, Yuxuan Pang, Chang'an Li, Jing Liu-Zeng, Marc Jolivet, Haijin Liu, Chengwei Hu, Xiaokang Chen. Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Analysis of Late Pliocene Deposits from the Lower Yangtze River, South China: Implications for Sedimentary Provenance and Evolution of the Yangtze River. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(4): 1425-1443. doi: 10.1007/s12583-023-1961-9
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Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Analysis of Late Pliocene Deposits from the Lower Yangtze River, South China: Implications for Sedimentary Provenance and Evolution of the Yangtze River

doi: 10.1007/s12583-023-1961-9
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    College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China

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    School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosiences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

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    Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

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    CNRS-Institu de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris 75238, France

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    School of Geographic Sciences, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150080, China

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    Collaborative Innovation Center for Geo-Hazards and Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Area, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China

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  • Corresponding author: Jing Liu-Zeng, liu_zeng@tju.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 28 Dec 2022
  • Accepted Date: 19 Dec 2023
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Aug 2025
    Abstract

  • The Yangtze River, with a length of approximately 6 300 km, holds the distinction of being the largest river in East Asia that empties into the Pacific Ocean. Its formation is intricately linked to regional tectonic activity and climate fluctuations. However, the exact timeline for the formation of the Yangtze River remains elusive. This study investigates the provenance of the Late Cenozoic strata in the Wangjiang Basin, situated in the Lower Yangtze River, through the application of detrital zircon U-Pb dating. Seven sand samples were analyzed, leading to the identification of new U-Pb detrital zircon ages (n = 577). Our study reveals that the sand materials found in the Pliocene gravel beds of the Anqing Formation originate predominantly from the Yangtze River. The findings of our study, along with the provenance tracing of boreholes in the Yangtze River Basin and the shelf sea in East China, provide compelling evidence for the continuous presence of the Yangtze River throughout the Pliocene period. The development of the Yangtze River during the Pliocene is intricately connected to both the tectonic adjustments occurring at the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and the intensification of the Asian Monsoon.

     

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