North America to South America
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"North America to South America" refers to the southward dispersal route of animals and plants during the Great American Biotic Interchange after the formation of the Isthmus of Panama.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biotic dispersal route
ⓘ
paleobiogeographic concept ⓘ |
| affects |
amphibian distributions
ⓘ
bird distributions ⓘ mammal distributions ⓘ plant community composition ⓘ reptile distributions ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Great American Biotic Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enabledBy | formation of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| geologicalCause | closure of the Central American Seaway ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
extinctions of some native South American taxa
ⓘ
range expansions of North American taxa into South America ⓘ |
| hasDirection | southward ⓘ |
| hasScale | continental ⓘ |
| involves |
freshwater animals
ⓘ
plants ⓘ terrestrial animals ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
changes in North American ecosystems
ⓘ
changes in South American ecosystems ⓘ evolution of the modern American biota ⓘ |
| movementMedium | terrestrial ⓘ |
| movementType | dispersal ⓘ |
| occursVia | Isthmus of Panama land bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Biotic Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | southward dispersal of organisms from North America into South America ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | South America to North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Panamanian land bridge ⓘ |
| requires | continuous or stepping-stone habitats across the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
biotic homogenization between continents
ⓘ
faunal exchange between North and South America ⓘ floral exchange between North and South America ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pliocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Neogene ⓘ |
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