Palaeontological evidence for the last temporal occurrence of the ancient western Amazonian river outflow into the Caribbean.

Fossil catfishes from fluvio-lacustrine facies of late Miocene Urumaco, early Pliocene Castilletes and late Pliocene San Gregorio formations provide evidence of a hydrographic connection in what is today desert regions of northern Colombia and Venezuela. New discoveries and reevaluation of existing...

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Main Authors: Orangel Aguilera, John Lundberg, Jose Birindelli, Mark Sabaj Pérez, Carlos Jaramillo, Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3786985?pdf=render