Palaeowind direction measurements and palaeowind belt reconstruction of the Early Cretaceous eolian dunes in southwastern Tarim Basin,Xinjiang

The dips of the foreset beds of the Early Cretaceous eolian dunes in southwestern Tarim Basin,Xinjiang are measured and the palaeowind directions and palaeowind belts are reconstructed in this study.The results of research show that the northeast winds were prevailing and the northeast trade wind belts predominated during the Early Cretaceous.It follows that the study area was just located in the low and middle latitude desert zones of the Northern Hemisphere during the Early Cretaceous.