Comment (1) on "Formation of the Isthmus of Panama" by O'Dea <i>et al</i>.
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Abstract
A review and reanalysis of geological, molecular, and paleontological data led O'Dea <i>et al</i>. (<i>1</i>) to propose (i) that reports by Montes <i>et al</i>. (<i>2</i>) and Bacon <i>et al</i>. (<i>3</i>) regarding a middle Miocene closure of the Central American Seaway (CAS) are unsupported, and (ii) a new age of the formation of the Isthmus at 2.8 million years ago (Ma). Here, we reject both of these conclusions.
Medical subject headings
- Fossils
- Paleontology