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Research Article| January 01, 1918 Geologic history of Central America and the West Indies during Cenozoic time THOMAS WAYLAND VAUGHAN THOMAS WAYLAND VAUGHAN Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1918) 29 (1): 615–630. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-29-615 Article history received: 22 Aug 1918 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation THOMAS WAYLAND VAUGHAN; Geologic history of Central America and the West Indies during Cenozoic time. GSA Bulletin 1918;; 29 (1): 615–630. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-29-615 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionDuring the past two or three years several papers of unusual importance, in my opinion, have appeared on the geographic distribution of terrestrial organisms. These include “Climate and evolution,” 2 by W. D. Matthew; “The development of the natural order Myrtacecse,” 3 “The development and distribution of the natural order Luguminosse,” 4 and “The geological history of the Australian flowering plants,” 5 by C. E. Andrews; and “Plants, seeds, and currents in the West Indies and Azores,” by H. B. Guppy.6 These three authors agree in their main thesis, namely, that vertebrates and plants have spread from northern areas radially southward over Africa, South America, southeastern Asia, Malaysia, and Australasia. They all deny direct land connection, at least since Paleozoic or early Mesozoic time, between Africa and South America and between South America and Australia, and they question there ever having been any such bridges. Furthermore, they all agree, explicitly . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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