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T139. Divided Oceans and Connected Continents: Advances in Geology and Paleontology of the Tropical Americas I

 
TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE SOUTH SINU PLATFORM, URABA GULF, COLOMBIA
PIRAQUIVE, Alejandro1, KAMMER, Andreas1, DIAZ-CAÑAS, Juan Sebastian1, and MAURIN, Thomas2, (1) Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 30 # 45-03 Edificio Manuel Ancizar, oficina 309, Bogota, 14490, Colombia, alekos19a@gmail.com, (2) 1Equipe Géodynamique d'Echanges Recherche Industrie Enseignement, CEREGE, CNRS, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, IRD, INSU-CNRS Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, UMR 6535, Aix en Provence, France, 250 rue Albert Einstein – 06560 VALBONNE, Nice, 06000
 
THE UPLIFT OF THE PANAMANIAN ISTHMUS: A PROBLEM SOLVED?
JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon 0843-03092 Panama, jaramilloc@si.edu
 
TECTONIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY AND THE RISE OF THE ISTHMUS
FARRIS, David W., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, dwfarris@fsu.edu
 
MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE PANAMANIAN ARC MID-MIOCENE TO PRESENT
HIDALGO, Paulo J., Geoscience Department, Georgia State University, 342 Sparks Hal, Atlanta, GA 30303, phidalgoodio@gsu.edu and ROONEY, Tyrone O., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824
 
THE GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PUMICE FROM THE LATE MIOCENE GATUN FORMATION WITHIN THE PANAMA CANAL: PROBING THE ROLE OF AMPHIBOLE IN EL VALLE VOLCANO
ROONEY, Tyrone O., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, rooneyt@msu.edu, FRANCESCHI, Pastora, Engineering Division – IAIG-GEL, Autoridad del Canal de Panama, Corozal West, Bldg. 721, Panama, Panama, and HIDALGO, Paulo, Dept. of Geoscience, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302
 
IMPLICATIONS OF LATE MIOCENE VOLCANISM FOR CLOSING THE PANAMANIAN SEAWAY
MORENO, J.F, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, 9100, Panama, federicomrn@gmail.com, FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, MONTES, Camilo, Geosciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, ROONEY, Tyrone, Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama
 
HOW OLD IS THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA?
COATES, Anthony G., Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, STRI Unit 9100 Box 0984, DPO AA, 34002-9998, Panama, coatesag@si.edu and STALLARD, Robert, Dept. of the Interior, U.S.Geological Survey, National research Center, and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, STRI Unit 9100, Box 0948, DPO AA, 34002-9998
 
MIDDLE MIOCENE FULL CLOSURE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY
MONTES, Camilo, Geosciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, cmontes@uniandes.edu.co, CARDONA, Agustin, School of Chemistry and Petroleum, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Minas, Medellin, Colombia, BAYONA, Germán, Corporación Geológica ARES, Calle 44 A # 53-96, Bogotá, Colombia, and HOYOS, Natalia, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama
 
CONSTRAINTS ON DEEP AND INTERMEDIATE WATER CIRCULATION THROUGH THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY FROM THE MIDDLE MIOCENE TO PLIOCENE BASED ON NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES
NEWKIRK, Derrick and MARTIN, Ellen E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, drnewk@ufl.edu
 
SHOALING OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY : SIMULATING CLIMATE AND EPSILON-NEODYMIUM RESPONSE
SEPULCHRE, Pierre1, DUTAY, Jean-Claude1, ARSOUZE, Thomas2, JARAMILLO, Carlos3, MONTES, Camilo4, and DONNADIEU, Yannick1, (1) Cnrs, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), L'Orme des Merisiers, Batiment 701, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191, France, pierre.sepulchre@lsce.ipsl.fr, (2) Ensta, PARISTECH, Chemin de la Hunière, Palaiseau, 91761, France, (3) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama, (4) Geosciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
 
MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND THE RISE OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA: IS THERE EVIDENCE FOR AN EARLY CLOSURE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY?
HENDY, Austin J.W., Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, ahendy@flmnh.ufl.edu
 
PALEOGEOGRAPHIC VS BIOGEOGRAPHIC HYPOTHESES FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE CARIBBEAN BIOTA: THE DEBATE CONTINUES
ITURRALDE-VINENT, Manuel A., Cuban Academy of Sciences, Havana, 10200, Cuba, maiv_cu@yahoo.com and MACPHEE, Ross D.E., Vertebrate Zoology (Mammalogy), American Museum of Nat History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024
 
NEW TAXA OF LATE CRETACEOUS (MAASTRICHTIAN) MARINE OSTRACODES FROM JAMAICA AND THEIR PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS TO THE SURROUNDING REGIONS
PUCKETT, T. Markham, Physics and Earth Science, University of North Alabama, P.O. Box 5130, 1 Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001, tmpuckett@una.edu, COLIN, Jean-Paul, Faculdad de Ciências, Centro de Geologia, Universidadede Lisboa, Campo Grande, C-6, Lisboa, 30 1749-016, Portugal, and MITCHELL, Simon F., Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Kingston, 0007, Jamaica
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