Biogeographic evidence supports the Old Amazon hypothesis for the formation of the Amazon fluvial system

The Amazon has high biodiversity, which has been attributed to different geological events such as the formation of rivers. The Old and Young Amazon hypotheses have been proposed regarding the date of the formation of the Amazon basin. Different studies of historical biogeography support the Young A...

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Main Authors: Karen Méndez-Camacho, Omar Leon-Alvarado, Daniel R. Miranda-Esquivel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12533.pdf