The same sedimentary source for the Paleogene stratigraphy in Western Foothills and Hsuehshan Range.
The provenance for the Tertiary strata in Taiwan has greatly migrated inland during Late Oligocene and Early Miocene.
The headwaters of Minjiang River could have reached up to the boundary of the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in Early Miocene
The evolution of topography and drainage systems in SE China seems to be mainly controlled by the opening of marginal sea