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English: Examples of new species of the Great American Biotic Interchange, an event caused by the tectonic creation of the Isthmus of Panama in the late Pliocene. South American (neotropic) species whose ancestors migrated to North America are in (olive) green, North American (nearctic) species whose ancestors migrated to South America are in blue.

References

  • Cione, Alberto; Gasparini, Germán; Soibelzon, Esteban; Leopoldo, Soibelzon; Eduardo, Tonni (2015). The Great American Biotic Interchange: A South American Perspective (1st ed.). London: SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9792-4. ISBN 978-94-017-9791-7. ISSN 2191-589X. S2CID 131800527.
  • Webb, S. David (23 August 2006). "The Great American Biotic Interchange: Patterns and Processes". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 93 (2): 245–257. doi:10.3417/0026-6493(2006)93[245:TGABIP]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198152030.
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current17:21, 31 March 2009900 × 1,052 (576 KB)WoudloperMade a few small changes on the advice of WolfmanSF: moved the armadillo and cyclid fish south and the opossum north. Some South American invaders never got further north than Central America.

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