Saline Waters in Miocene Western Amazonia – An Alternative View
Before the onset of the modern Amazon River system, northwestern South America was shaped by an extensive wetland during the Miocene. This “Pebas mega-wetland” kept a well-renowned endemic mollusk and ostracod fauna, which initiated a persisting debate about marine ingressions reaching the center of...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00116/full |