Non-mantle-plume process caused the initial spreading of the South China Sea

The spatial-temporal variations in dynamic uplift and deep mantle upwelling in the northwest South China Sea margin: Insights into continental rifting and magmatism - ScienceDirect

Three main rift basins on the northern margin of the South China Sea.

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Major tectonic and morphological features in the South China Sea. Black

First reveal of geochemical nature of the sub-ridge mantle and opening dynamics of the South China Sea----Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mantle Plume - an overview

Links of high velocity anomalies in the mantle to the Proto-South China Sea slabs: Tomography-based review and perspective - ScienceDirect

Formation and evolution of the South China Sea since the Late Mesozoic: A review - ScienceDirect

Record of massive upwellings from the Pacific large low shear velocity province