Spatiotemporal Patterns of Zagros Anticlines from Landscape Evolution Modeling

A study focusing on the Cenozoic era examines the growth of anticlines in the frontal Fars Arc of the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt. The dataset contains simulation results and analyses for four anticlines (Mehran, Charak, Khalfani, and Zalemi), constraining their formation timing to later than ∼1.2 Ma and uplift rates of 2–3 mm yr⁻¹. The work was authored by Shun Cai and shared on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the growth sequence of anticlines based on topographic characteristics and simulated landscape evolution.
• Investigating the relationship between salt thickness and anticline development patterns as suggested in the description.
• Estimating uplift rates and formation timing for youthful fold trains with limited stratigraphic records.
• Studying the development of drainage systems in relation to tectonic activity in the Fars Arc.

Strengths

• Simulation results for four specific anticlines (Mehran, Charak, Khalfani, Zalemi) are provided.
• Constrained uplift rates (2–3 mm yr⁻¹) and formation timing (later than ∼1.2 Ma) are reported.
• The methodological framework is described as applicable to other youthful fold-and-thrust belts.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data file is a DOCX document, which may require parsing to extract structured data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Analysis of topographic characteristics integrated with simulated results from a landscape evolution model.

Time Range

Cenozoic era, with focus on events likely later than ∼1.2 million years ago.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 05:48:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Frontal Fars Arc of the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt, stretching over 400 km along the Mountain Frontal Fault.