Formation of the Isthmus of Panama

O’Dea, Aaron; A. Lessios, H.; G. Coates, Anthony; I. Eytan, Ron; A. Restrepo-Moreno, Sergio; Luis Cione, Alberto; S. Collins, Laurel; de Queiroz, Alan; W. Farris, David; D. Norris, Richard; F. Stallard, Robert; O. Woodburne, Michael; Aguilera, Orangel; Aubry, Marie‐Pierre; A. Berggren, William; F. Budd, Ann; Alberto Cozzuol, Mário; E. Coppard, Simon; Duque-Caro, Herman; Finnegan, Seth; Mariano Gasparini, Germán; L. Grossman, Ethan; G. Johnson, Kenneth; D Keigwin, Lloyd; Knowlton­, Nancy­; Giles Leigh, Egbert; Leonard‐Pingel, Jill; B. Marko, Peter; D. Pyenson, Nicholas; G. Rachello-Dolmen, Paola; Soibelzon, Esteban; Héctor Soibelzon, Leopoldo; A. Todd, Jonathan; J. Vermeij, Geerat; B. C. Jackson, Jeremy

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600883

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Formation of the Isthmus of Panama

Published in Science Advances • Aug 5, 2016

Authors:

Aaron O’Dea

H. A. Lessios

Anthony G. Coates

Abstract

The formation of the Isthmus of Panama stands as one of the greatest natural events of the Cenozoic, driving profound biotic transformations on land and in the oceans. Some recent studies suggest that the Isthmus formed many millions of years earlier than the widely recognized age of approximately 3...

Subject

Panama

Paleontology

Geology

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