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"Out of Tibet" hypothesis: Cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals is in Tibet
Artist's reconstruction of Zanda Fauna from the Pliocene about three to five million years ago.
Credit: Julie Selan
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Pliocene Tibetan fox localities (red stars); Ice Age arctic fox (yellow); and today's arctic fox.
Credit: Xiaoming Wang
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Rich and well-preserved vertebrate fossils were recently discovered in Zanda Basin exposures.
Credit: Xiaoming Wang
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Shown here: fossilized jawbones of the Himalayan fox, closely related to the modern arctic fox.
Credit: Xiaoming Wang
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The ancestral woolly rhino in the Zanda Basin was well-adapted to cold environments.
Credit: Xiaoming Wang
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The Kunlun Mountains are the highest site where fossil mammals have been found.
Credit: Xiaoming Wang
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