Some geologists, led by Delores Robinson of the University of Alabama, have, challeged the dominant theory of the formation of the Himalayas-- that the high mountains were formed when the Greater Himalaya rocks were squeezed out 55 million years ago like a liquid oozing, knowns as the "channel flow" theory. Based on a recent research finding, They also present a new geologic map of western Nepal and three balanced regional cross sections in the Himalayan thrust belt.
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