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 …
[HTML][HTML] Sedimentary record of Andean mountain building
BK Horton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Integration of regional stratigraphic relationships with data on sediment accumulation,
provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing enables a reconstruction of Mesozoic …
provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing enables a reconstruction of Mesozoic …
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 …
Continental margin response to multiple arc-continent collisions: The northern Andes-Caribbean margin
An integration of diverse strain markers into a palinspastic reconstruction of the northern
Andes provides a first-order quantitative approximation to the response of a complex margin …
Andes provides a first-order quantitative approximation to the response of a complex margin …
Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic
The Caribbean oceanic crust was formed west of the North and South American continents,
probably from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous time. Its subsequent evolution has …
probably from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous time. Its subsequent evolution has …
Historical biogeography of the I sthmus of P anama
EG Leigh, A O'Dea, GJ Vermeij - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
About 3 million years ago (Ma), the I sthmus of P anama joined the A mericas, forming a land
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …
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 …
Late Cretaceous plume-induced subduction initiation along the southern margin of the Caribbean and NW South America: The first documented example with …
Plate tectonics is the governing theory that unifies the Earth Sciences and is unique to Earth.
The sinking of lithosphere in subduction zones drives plate tectonics but exactly how and …
The sinking of lithosphere in subduction zones drives plate tectonics but exactly how and …