Eocene intra-plate shortening responsible for the rise of a faunal pathway in the northeastern Caribbean realm.

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 Aves Ridge) land bridge. This landbridge, however, should have crossed the Caribbean oceanic plate, and the geological e...

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Main Authors: Mélody Philippon, Jean-Jacques Cornée, Philippe Münch, Douwe J J van Hinsbergen, Marcelle BouDagher-Fadel, Lydie Gailler, Lydian M Boschman, Fredéric Quillevere, Leny Montheil, Aurelien Gay, Jean Fredéric Lebrun, Serge Lallemand, Laurent Marivaux, Pierre-Olivier Antoine, with the GARANTI Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241000

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