Neogene Uplift Of The Chiribiquete Tabletop Mountains In The Colombian Amazon And Its Paleobiogeographic Implications
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.113645 <-- shared paper
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H/T Richard F. Ott
“The Chiribiquete are table top mountains located deep in the Colombian Amazon and host many rare endemic species. Helanlin Xiang's work shows that the Chiribiquete Mountains likely upifted before the Early Miocene and could have acted as a long-lived stepping stone, connecting species in the Andes with the Guyana Shield…”
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#Miocene #Paleogeography #Palynology #Amazonia #Caquetá #paleobiogeography #Columbia #Amazon #jungle #geomorphology #neogene #uplift #geology #structuralgeology #tectonics #Chiribiquete #tabletopmountains #Andes #GuyanaShield #dating #isotopes #biome #ecosystem #tepui #elevation #sedimentology #stratigraphy #Araracuara #fluvial #lacustrine #deposition orogeny #regional #uplift #drainage #hydrography #hydrology #river #network #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geophysics #seismology

#throwback to the first antpitta i ever photographed, i've seen 11 species & photo'd 8

there's a tiny bit of text on the photo because i made up a PDF booklet of all the antpittas I've photographed so far & this is one of the illustrations, maybe sometime i'll find a way to put it online...

#ThrowbackThursday #Bird #Antpitta #Birding #BirdFeeder #Photograph #CloudForest #Andes #Neotropics #Biodiversity

Mientras en #Europa celebran sus #AutosEléctricos, en los #Andes el 58% de la gente tiene METALES PESADOS en la sangre.
El progreso de unos no debería ser el envenenamiento de otros 👉 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vNX 🐝

#perù #limaperú #extractivismo #latinoamérica #americalatina #mineralescríticos #transcisionenergetica #mineria #racismoambiental #justiciaclimática #desarrollosustentable

New ancient DNA + isotope study: 1,000-year-old parrot feathers from a Peruvian elite tomb reveal live macaws were carried across the Andes centuries before the Inca. The trade network is more sophisticated than anyone expected. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #Andes https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-birds-that-crossed-the-andes
The Birds That Crossed the Andes: Ancient DNA and the Pre-Inca Parrot Trade

How feathers from a 1,000-year-old coastal tomb revealed a continent-spanning live animal trade that predated Inca roads by centuries.

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CHIMBORAZO:
It is the highest mountain in Ecuador, standing at 6,310mtrs(20,702ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes, approximately 150kms(93miles) south-southwest of Quito. Notably, it is an inactive volcano and is considered the farthest point from the center of the Earth due to the equatorial bulge. ✍️✴️✨
#Ecuador #Andes #Volcano
Climate change drives uneven shifts in tree diversity across Amazon and Andes

The tropical forests of the Amazon and Andes are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, but across both regions, changes in climate and landscape conditions are driving a shift in the number of tree species, recent research has found. Although the overall number of tree species across the Andes and Amazon hasn’t […]

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Savia Andina - Flor de un dia (HQ)

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James' flamingo. I saw this species on the high plains of the Andes, near the salt flats of Salar de Uyuni in western Bolivia, at an altitude of 4,500 meters. #birds #Andes #Bolivia #SalardeUyuni

Cuando los dioses se derriten: el #calentamientoglobal sacude los rituales y creencias en las #montañas sagradas ⛰️
#Bolivia Desde los #Andes hasta el Himalaya, el retroceso de los #glaciares está forzando a las culturas locales a modificar rituales milenarios, produciendo una desconexión espiritual y una sensación de culpa ante la desaparición de las deidades de hielo

https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/dioses-derriten-calentamiento-global-sacude-rituales-creencias-montanas-sagradas_1_13005361.html

Cuando los dioses se derriten: el calentamiento global sacude los rituales y creencias en las montañas sagradas

Desde los Andes hasta el Himalaya, el retroceso de los glaciares está forzando a las culturas locales a modificar rituales milenarios, produciendo una desconexión espiritual y una sensación de culpa ante la desaparición de las deidades de hielo

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