Figure 3

The retreat scheme of the Eastern Paratethys in the central Asian during the Oligocene.The satellite image is from Google Earth (map data: Google, data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO; Image Landsat/Copernicus). Line 1 indicates the possible distribution of the Paratethys in the Middle Eocene by6. Line 2 indicates the possible distribution of the Paratethys in the Late Oligocene by our research. Line 3 indicates the possible Paratethys in the Late Oligocene by13. The red box indicates the location of the northern Tianshan Mountains and southern part of the Junggar Basin.