Qian Ren

Tectonic escape from the Pangean megamonsoon via oceanic isolation modulated low-latitude hydroclimate

The assembly of the Pangea supercontinent during the late Paleozoic ice age drove Earth’s most intense megamonsoon. Although climate models predict a humid low-latitude eastern Pangean margin, widespread red-bed records indicate extreme seasonal oxidation, creating a conspicuous “model-sediment” paradox. Located direct...