The Miocene wetland of western Amazonia and its role in Neotropical biogeography
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 …
characterized western Amazonia. During the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (c. 17–15 …
Miocene flooding events of western Amazonia
There is a considerable controversy about whether western Amazonia was ever covered by
marine waters during the Miocene [23 to 5 Ma (million years ago)]. We investigated the …
marine waters during the Miocene [23 to 5 Ma (million years ago)]. We investigated the …
[HTML][HTML] Late Neogene evolution of the Peruvian margin and its ecosystems: a synthesis from the Sacaco record
D Ochoa, R Salas-Gismondi, TJ DeVries… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The highly productive waters of the Humboldt Current System (HCS) host a particular
temperate ecosystem within the tropics, whose history is still largely unknown. The Pisco …
temperate ecosystem within the tropics, whose history is still largely unknown. The Pisco …
Marine connections of Amazonia: Evidence from foraminifera and dinoflagellate cysts (early to middle Miocene, Colombia/Peru)
M Boonstra, MIF Ramos, EI Lammertsma… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Species composition in the present-day Amazonian heartland has an imprint of past marine
influence. The exact nature, timing and extent of this marine influence, however, are largely …
influence. The exact nature, timing and extent of this marine influence, however, are largely …
The largest freshwater odontocete: A South Asian river dolphin relative from the proto-Amazonia
Several dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. Among these,
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
Life in proto‐Amazonia: Middle Miocene mammals from the Fitzcarrald Arch (Peruvian Amazonia)
Abstract The Middle Miocene has been identified as a time of great diversification in modern
lineages now distributed in tropical South America, and when basic archetypal traits defining …
lineages now distributed in tropical South America, and when basic archetypal traits defining …
A new inioid (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida) from the Miocene of Peru and the origin of modern dolphin and porpoise families
O Lambert, G Bianucci, M Urbina… - Zoological Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In this paper we describe Brujadelphis ankylorostris gen. nov., sp. nov., a new delphinidan
(Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida), based on a well-preserved skull with ear bones …
(Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida), based on a well-preserved skull with ear bones …
Western Amazonia as a hotspot of mammalian biodiversity throughout the Cenozoic
A state-of-the-art review of the Cenozoic fossil record from Western Amazonia is provided,
based on literature and new data (regarding Paleogene native ungulates). It allows …
based on literature and new data (regarding Paleogene native ungulates). It allows …
Huaridelphis raimondii, a new early Miocene Squalodelphinidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Chilcatay Formation, Peru
O Lambert, G Bianucci, M Urbina - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The fossil record of odontocetes (toothed cetaceans) is relatively scarce during the
Oligocene and early Miocene compared with later in the Miocene and Pliocene; most of the …
Oligocene and early Miocene compared with later in the Miocene and Pliocene; most of the …
[HTML][HTML] A new Oligo-Miocene dolphin from New Zealand: Otekaikea huata expands diversity of the early Platanistoidea
Y Tanaka, RE Fordyce - 2015 - palaeo-electronica.org
ABSTRACT The New Zealand fossil dolphin Otekaikea huata (latest Oligocene to earliest
Miocene, in the range 22.28 to 24.61 Ma) is here identified as an early new species in the …
Miocene, in the range 22.28 to 24.61 Ma) is here identified as an early new species in the …