Phanerozoic apparent polar-wander paths of Tarim and plate motion

The paper summarized the studies on Tarim paleomagnetism. Based on the paleomagnetic data worked for last ten years, an apparent polar wandering path was presented. There are three major motions and rotations of the Tarim block since early Paleozoic, which controls the tectonic evolution and oil and gas accumulation in Tarim plate. The author believed that compaction may be the reason for paleomagnetic inclination shallowing both in Cretaceous and Tertiary epochs.