Fig. 7From: From desert to monsoon: irreversible climatic transition at ~ 36 Ma in southeastern Tibetan PlateauIntegrated Lithostratigraphy and data from Jianchuan Basin. A Lithostratigraphy of Jianchuan Basin; B Hematite/Geothite ratio; C The first principal component of pollen; D Interpretation of climatic conditions based on sedimentary facies and climatic proxies; E Global temperature curve modified from Zachos et al. (2001); F Evolution of Asian monsoon proposed by different authors; G Major tectonic-geomorphic events of Tibetan Plateau related to India-Asia collision. Note that the Y axis (age) in F is not proportional to depth in ABack to article page