Comment on "Rapid uplift of the Altiplano revealed through 13C-18O bonds in paleosol carbonates"

Science. 2006 Nov 3;314(5800):760; author reply 760. doi: 10.1126/science.1133131.

Abstract

Based on stable isotope measurements, Ghosh et al. (Reports, 27 January 2006, p. 511) concluded that the Bolivian Altiplano uplifted 3 to 4 kilometers between approximately 10.3 and approximately 6.7 million years ago as a result of gravitational loss of dense lithosphere. This result stands at odds with current geological knowledge of the Central Andes, and we propose a test for the reliability of the paleoaltimetry method.

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