Recent studies have revealed that the rich fresh-water vertebrate fossil fauna of the
Urumaco Formation in northwestern Falcón, of Late Miocene age, belongs …

We provide a general compilation of the diversity and geographical distribution of
Amazonian fishes, updated to the end of 2018. Our database includes documented …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

A checklist of Recent and fossil catfishes (Order Siluriformes) is presented, summarizing
taxonomic literature published through 2005. From 4624 nominal species group names and …

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

ABSTRACT Biogeography of Amazonian fishes (2,500 species in vastly disjunct lineages) is
complex and has so far been approached only partially. Here, we tackle the problem on the …

The genus Otocinclus Cope (1872) of the siluriform family Loricariidae is diagnosed as
monophyletic on the basis of shared derived characters of the cranial and hyobranchial …

Neotropical streams stand as one of the most biodiverse aquatic ecosystems in the world.
The extremely high biodiversity of these ecosystems was generated and modified by several …

VERTEBRADOS DEL MIOCENO DE LA PROVINCIA DE ENTRE RÍOS, ARGENTINA. La
diversa fauna de antiguos vertebrados que se registra en los acantilados que bordean la …

The drainage history of South America, since its breakup and separation from Africa about
100 Ma, shows an exceptionally compelling and pervasive tectonic control that should be …