Research Article| October 01, 2007 Mongolian summits: An uplifted, flat, old but still preserved erosion surface Marc Jolivet; Marc Jolivet 1Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-François Ritz; Jean-François Ritz 1Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Riccardo Vassallo; Riccardo Vassallo 1Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christophe Larroque; Christophe Larroque 2Laboratoire Géosciences Azur, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6526, Bat 4, 250 avenue Einstein, 06560, Valbonne, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Régis Braucher; Régis Braucher 3Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche 6635, Plateau d'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix en Provence, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Munkhjargal Todbileg; Munkhjargal Todbileg 4Zoloton, Suite 4A, Building SOT-2, Bayangol district, P.O. 28, 210526, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alain Chauvet; Alain Chauvet 5Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christian Sue; Christian Sue 6Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche 6538, Place Nicolas Copernic-Technopôle de Brest Iroise, 29280, Plouzané, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Nicolas Arnaud; Nicolas Arnaud 7Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Raquel De Vicente; Raquel De Vicente 7Laboratoire Géosciences Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche 5243, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Anastasia Arzhanikova; Anastasia Arzhanikova 8Institute of the Earth Crust, Irkutsk, Russia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sergueï Arzhanikov Sergueï Arzhanikov 8Institute of the Earth Crust, Irkutsk, Russia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2007) 35 (10): 871–874. https://doi.org/10.1130/G23758A.1 Article history received: 01 Feb 2007 rev-recd: 03 May 2007 accepted: 11 May 2007 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Marc Jolivet, Jean-François Ritz, Riccardo Vassallo, Christophe Larroque, Régis Braucher, Munkhjargal Todbileg, Alain Chauvet, Christian Sue, Nicolas Arnaud, Raquel De Vicente, Anastasia Arzhanikova, Sergueï Arzhanikov; Mongolian summits: An uplifted, flat, old but still preserved erosion surface. Geology 2007;; 35 (10): 871–874. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G23758A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract In Gobi Altay and Altay, Mongolia, several flat surfaces, worn through basement rocks and uplifted during the ongoing tectonic episode to a similar altitude of 4000 m, suggests disruption of a single large-scale surface. New thermochronology and field data show that the plateau surfaces represent uplifted parts of an ancient peneplain that formed during Jurassic time. The Gobi Altay and Altay flattopped massifs are tectonically and geomorphologically unique. Their preservation for ∼150 m.y. implies that no further tectonic movements occurred before the onset of the last deformation episode, 5 ± 3 m.y. ago. It also suggests that very low erosion rates were maintained by a dry climate over millions of years. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.