Catalina Pimiento, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Catalina Pimiento, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Excavations made possible by Panama's new Canal widening project reveal the history of the formation of the Isthmus of Panama and the flora and fauna present here over the last 20 million years.

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Catalina Pimiento

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