The Miocene wetland of western Amazonia and its role in Neotropical biogeography

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 199; no. 1; pp. 25 - 35
• Main Authors: Hoorn, Carina, Boschman, Lydian M, Kukla, Tyler, Sciumbata, Matteo, Val, Pedro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Amphibians; Aquatic plants; Aquatic reptiles; Biogeography; Environmental conditions; Eutrophic waters; Eutrophication; Gene flow; Geological history; Geology; Insects; Miocene; Mollusks; Reptiles; Reptiles & amphibians; Shellfish; Speciation; Taxa; Wetlands; Caribbean Sea; wetlands; Pebas System; Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO)

Abstract In the Miocene (23–5 Ma), a large wetland known as the Pebas System characterized western Amazonia. During the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (c. 17–15 Ma), this system reached its maximum extent and was episodically connected to the Caribbean Sea, while receiving sediment input from the A...