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Overview

Tao Deng is affiliated with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in China. Their work primarily spans the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on paleontology. Their research integrates multiple fields including ecology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, and atmospheric science.

Their publication record shows a concentration on Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, as well as research related to Pleistocene-Era hominins and archaeology. They also investigate themes in geology and paleoclimatology, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior, and bat biology and ecology.

Frequent publication venues for Tao Deng include:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Historical Biology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Major turnover of biotas across the Oligocene/Miocene boundary on the Tibetan Plateau," 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical 'Shangri-La' ecosystem in central Tibet," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Soil organic matter enhances aboveground biomass in alpine grassland under drought," 2023, Geoderma
  • "Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation," 2022, Science

Their frequent collaborators include Shiqi Wang, Qigao Jiangzuo, Xiaokang Lu, Danhui Sun, and Shijie Li. Collaboration patterns suggest interdisciplinary research integrating paleontological insights with ecological and evolutionary studies.

Best Publications

  • No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene

    T. Su;T. Su;A. Farnsworth;R. A. Spicer;R. A. Spicer;J. Huang

  • Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores

    Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Mikael Fortelius;Mikael Fortelius;Qiang Li

  • Vertebrate paleontology, biostratigraphy, geochronology, and paleoenvironment of Qaidam Basin in northern Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Zhuding Qiu;Qiang Li;Banyue Wang

  • A 25 m.y. isotopic record of paleodiet and environmental change from fossil mammals and paleosols from the NE margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Yang Wang;Tao Deng

  • Paleoaltimetry reconstructions of the Tibetan Plateau: progress and contradictions

    Tao Deng;Tao Deng;Lin Ding;Lin Ding

  • Topographic growth of the Jishi Shan and its impact on basin and hydrology evolution, NE Tibetan Plateau

    Joel E. Saylor;Jessica C. Jordan;Kurt E. Sundell;Xiaoming Wang

  • Danghe area (western Gansu, China) biostratigraphy and implications for depositional history and tectonics of northern Tibetan Plateau

    Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Banyue Wang;Zhanxiang Qiu;Guangpu Xie

  • Ancient diets indicate significant uplift of southern Tibet after ca. 7 Ma

    Yang Wang;Tao Deng;Dana Biasatti

  • A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical "Shangri-La" ecosystem in central Tibet.

    Tao Su;Robert A. Spicer;Robert A. Spicer;Fei-Xiang Wu;Alexander Farnsworth

  • Multispherical interactions and their effects on the Tibetan Plateau's earth system: a review of the recent researches

    Tandong Yao;Fuyuan Wu;Lin Ding;Jimin Sun

  • Late Cenozoic biostratigraphy of the Linxia Basin, northwestern China

    Deng T;Qiu Z X;Wang B Y;Wang X M

  • A mammalian fossil from the Dingqing Formation in the Lunpola Basin, northern Tibet, and its relevance to age and paleo-altimetry

    Tao Deng;ShiQi Wang;GuangPu Xie;Qiang Li

  • Stable isotopic variations in modern herbivore tooth enamel, plants and water on the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for paleoclimate and paleoelevation reconstructions

    Yang Wang;Elizabeth Kromhout;Chunfu Zhang;Yingfeng Xu

  • Extreme aridification since the beginning of the Pliocene in the Tarim Basin, western China

    Jimin Sun;Jimin Sun;Weiguo Liu;Zhonghui Liu;Tao Deng;Tao Deng

  • Neogene Land Mammal Stages/Ages of China

    Zhan-Xiang Qiu;Zhu-Ding Qiu;Tao Deng;Chuan-Kui Li

  • Early Miocene elevation in northern Tibet estimated by palaeobotanical evidence

    Bin Sun;Yu Fei Wang;Cheng Sen Li;Jian Yang

  • Stable isotopes in fossil mammals, fish and shells from Kunlun Pass Basin, Tibetan Plateau: Paleo-climatic and paleo-elevation implications

    Yang Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Yingfeng Xu;Chunfu Zhang

  • A Late-Eocene palynological record from the Hoh Xil Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau, and its implications for stratigraphic age, paleoclimate and paleoelevation

    Yunfa Miao;Fuli Wu;Fuli Wu;Hong Chang;Xiaomin Fang;Xiaomin Fang

  • C4 expansion in the central Inner Mongolia during the latest Miocene and early Pliocene

    Chunfu Zhang;Yang Wang;Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang

  • Review: Implications of vertebrate fossils for paleo-elevations of the Tibetan Plateau

    Tao Deng;Xiaoming Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Feixiang Wu;Feixiang Wu;Yang Wang;Yang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Wang
Yang Wang National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Hang Sun
Hang Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhe-Kun Zhou
Zhe-Kun Zhou Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Hong Qian
Hong Qian Illinois State Museum
Robert A. Spicer
Robert A. Spicer The Open University
Xiaomin Fang
Xiaomin Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jimin Sun
Jimin Sun Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Zhonghe Zhou
Zhonghe Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin Ding
Lin Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Joel E. Saylor
Joel E. Saylor University of British Columbia

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