The Miocene: The future of the past
Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …
Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna
Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
Formation of the Isthmus of Panama
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 …
Cenozoic, driving profound biotic transformations on land and in the oceans. Some recent …
Middle Miocene closure of the Central American seaway
Uranium-lead geochronology in detrital zircons and provenance analyses in eight boreholes
and two surface stratigraphic sections in the northern Andes provide insight into the time of …
and two surface stratigraphic sections in the northern Andes provide insight into the time of …
Biological evidence supports an early and complex emergence of the Isthmus of Panama
The linking of North and South America by the Isthmus of Panama had major impacts on
global climate, oceanic and atmospheric currents, and biodiversity, yet the timing of this …
global climate, oceanic and atmospheric currents, and biodiversity, yet the timing of this …
Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
Crustal deformation in the northern Andes–A new GPS velocity field
H Mora-Páez, JN Kellogg, JT Freymueller… - Journal of South …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a velocity field for northwestern South America and the southwest Caribbean
based on GPS Continuously Operating Reference Stations in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador …
based on GPS Continuously Operating Reference Stations in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador …
Bayesian divergence-time estimation with genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism data of sea catfishes (Ariidae) supports Miocene closure of the Panamanian …
The closure of the Isthmus of Panama has long been considered to be one of the best
defined biogeographic calibration points for molecular divergence-time estimation …
defined biogeographic calibration points for molecular divergence-time estimation …
IPSL-CM5A2. An Earth System Model designed for multi-millennial climate simulations
Based on the CMIP5-generation previous IPSL earth system model, we designed a new
version, IPSL-CM5A2, aiming at running multi-millennial simulations typical of deep-time …
version, IPSL-CM5A2, aiming at running multi-millennial simulations typical of deep-time …
[HTML][HTML] Global Cenozoic paleobathymetry with a focus on the Northern Hemisphere oceanic gateways
The evolution of the Northern Hemisphere oceanic gateways has facilitated ocean
circulation changes and may have influenced climatic variations in the Cenozoic time (66 …
circulation changes and may have influenced climatic variations in the Cenozoic time (66 …