Biological Implications of the Middle Miocene Amazon Seaway

Evidence is presented showing that the Amazon Basin was occupied by an interior seaway about 10 million years ago. Substantial evidence of an Amazon Sea in a testable time and place is offered.

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 269; no. 5222; pp. 361 - 362
Main Author:	Webb, S. David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 21-07-1995 American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	Biology Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Evidence Exact sciences and technology Geology Miocene Miocene Epoch Oceans Paleogeography Paleontology Perspectives Sea level Seas Sediments Straits Stratigraphy Topography Tropical rain forests South America Brazil Amazonas Amazon Basin inlets Neogene paleogeography Tertiary middle Miocene
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Summary:	Evidence is presented showing that the Amazon Basin was occupied by an interior seaway about 10 million years ago. Substantial evidence of an Amazon Sea in a testable time and place is offered.
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ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.269.5222.361