Paleocene initial indentation and early growth of the Pamir as recorded in the western Tarim Basin

•The initial uplift, indentation, and northward growth of the Pamir began in the Paleocene.•A major provenance change in the western Tarim Basin took place in the early Paleogene.•West Kunlun mountains separated the Tarim and Central Pamir-Aksai Chin basins in the Jurassic-Cretaceous. It is presentl...

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