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Wesselingh, F.P.. |
The Miocene Pebas system was a huge (> 1 million km2) system of long-lived lakes and wetlands that occupied most of western Amazonia between c. 23 and 8 Ma. Remarkable endemic radiations of molluscs and ostracods occurred in the Pebas system. The continuity of many of the endemic lineages between c. 17 and 9 Ma shows that the system was never fully replaced by fluvial or marine settings. Many of the endemic invertebrate groups developed an unusual range of morphologies that reflect adaptation to specific ecological stresses provided by the Pebas system, such as chemical stress, common dysoxia and high predation pressure. Mollusc diversity increased especially during the Middle Miocene. The Pebas system provided pathways for mobile marine organisms to... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Miocene; Amazonia; Molluscs; Landscape evolution; Pebas Formation; 42.73; 38.22. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/209724 |
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