Eocene intra-plate shortening responsible for the rise of a faunal pathway in the northeastern Caribbean realm
Intriguing latest Eocene land-faunal dispersals between South America and the Greater
Antilles (northern Caribbean) has inspired the hypothesis of the GAARlandia (Greater …
Antilles (northern Caribbean) has inspired the hypothesis of the GAARlandia (Greater …
Paleogeographic evolution and vertical motion of the central Lesser Antilles forearc since the Early Miocene: A potential driver for land fauna dispersals between the …
Phylogenetic studies of present-day terrestrial organisms suggest that faunal dispersals
between South America and the Greater Antilles may have occurred during the Cenozoic …
between South America and the Greater Antilles may have occurred during the Cenozoic …
Colonizing the Caribbean: new geological data and an updated land‐vertebrate colonization record challenge the GAARlandia land‐bridge hypothesis
Over the past three decades, the hypothesized mid‐Cenozoic GAARlandia walkway (34±1
Ma) has featured prominently in discussions on Caribbean biogeography. However, a …
Ma) has featured prominently in discussions on Caribbean biogeography. However, a …
Lost islands in the northern Lesser Antilles: possible milestones in the Cenozoic dispersal of terrestrial organisms between South-America and the Greater Antilles
Our study aims to reconstruct the palaeogeography of the northern part of the Lesser Antilles
in order to analyse whether emerged areas might have existed during the Cenozoic …
in order to analyse whether emerged areas might have existed during the Cenozoic …
Diachronous uplift and recycling of sedimentary basins during Cenozoic tectonic transpression, northeastern Caribbean plate margin
Four marine sedimentary sequences of Late Cretaceous to Pleistocene age crop out in the
320 km long, 1 to 30 km wide Peralta-Rio Ocoa belt of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican …
320 km long, 1 to 30 km wide Peralta-Rio Ocoa belt of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican …
Paleogeography of the Caribbean region: implications for Cenozoic biogeography. Bulletin of the AMNH: no. 238
M Iturralde-Vinent, RDE MacPhee - 1999 - digitallibrary.amnh.org
" This paper presents a series of detailed paleogeographical analyses of the Caribbean
region, beginning with the opening of the Caribbean basin in the Middle Jurassic and …
region, beginning with the opening of the Caribbean basin in the Middle Jurassic and …
Timing and rates of emergence of the Limon and Bocas del Toro basins: Caribbean effects of Cocos Ridge subduction?
LS Collins, AG Coates, JBC Jackson, JA Obando - 1995 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Paleobathymetries of consecutively dated stratigraphic sections within the Limón belt, Costa
Rica, and Bocas del Toro belt, Panama, are used to calculate rates of emergence for the …
Rica, and Bocas del Toro belt, Panama, are used to calculate rates of emergence for the …
From arc-continent collision to continuous convergence, clues from Paleogene conglomerates along the southern Caribbean–South America plate boundary
A Paleogene conglomeratic-sandy succession preserves the complex record of arc-
continent collision, orogen collapse and basin opening, followed by inversion related to …
continent collision, orogen collapse and basin opening, followed by inversion related to …
Missing history (16–71 Ma) of the Galápagos hotspot: Implications for the tectonic and biological evolution of the Americas
K Hoernle, P van den Bogaard, R Werner… - …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present the results of volcanological, geochemical, and geochronological studies of
volcanic rocks from Malpelo Island on the Nazca plate (15.8–17.3 Ma) belonging to the …
volcanic rocks from Malpelo Island on the Nazca plate (15.8–17.3 Ma) belonging to the …
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 …