Multimedia Release 19-Aug-2016

Isthmus of Panama Younger Than We Thought (4 of 8)

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Isthmus of Panama Younger Than We Thought (4 of 8) — image: Miocene columnar basalts that contributed to the formation of the Isthmus of Panama are removed for the expansion of the Panama canal. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 17, 2016, issue of *Science Advances*, published by AAAS. The paper, by A. O'Dea at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama, and colleagues was titled, 'Formation of the Isthmus of Panama.' view more

Credit: Aaron O'Dea

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