Development of the Isthmus of Panama (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Development of the Isthmus of Panama

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Development of the Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmus separates the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. It closed about 2.8 million years ago.

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Nathalie Renier

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