GABI

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GABI is a major paleontological event during which land and freshwater animals migrated between North and South America after the formation of the Isthmus of Panama, dramatically reshaping the continents’ ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic event ⓘ
paleontological event ⓘ
abbreviationOf Great American Biotic Interchange ⓘ
affectedRegion Central America ⓘ
North American terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
South American terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
beganAround late Miocene to Pliocene ⓘ
causedBy closure of the Central American Seaway ⓘ
fullName Great American Biotic Interchange ⓘ
geologicalContext Isthmus of Panama uplift ⓘ
linked to: Isthmus of Panama

formation of a continuous land bridge ⓘ
hasConsequence homogenization of American faunas ⓘ
replacement of some endemic South American mammals ⓘ
spread of North American carnivores into South America ⓘ
spread of South American xenarthrans into North America ⓘ
involved freshwater animals ⓘ
land animals ⓘ
involvedTaxa amphibians ⓘ
birds ⓘ
freshwater fishes ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
keyEvidence fossil record in Central America ⓘ
fossil record in North America ⓘ
fossil record in South America ⓘ
majorPhaseAround 3 million years ago ⓘ
migrationDirection North America to South America ⓘ
South America to North America ⓘ
occurredBetween North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
relatedTo Great American Interchange (biogeography) ⓘ
Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
resultedIn changes in community composition ⓘ
ecosystem restructuring ⓘ
extinctions of native lineages ⓘ
faunal exchange between North and South America ⓘ
increased competition among species ⓘ
invasions of new herbivores ⓘ
invasions of new predators ⓘ
major biotic dispersal ⓘ
studiedIn biogeography ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Neogene ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

Pliocene ⓘ
linked to: Pliocene epoch
triggeredBy formation of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ

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Great American Biotic Interchange → alsoKnownAs → GABI ⓘ