Unique Agates on a Panamanian Island Reveal Submarine Volcanic Activity
Giant agates found in an island on Panama's Pacific coast prompted a study on how the Isthmus evolved and became a bridge between two continents
A 22 Million-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Was Discovered on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island
A volcanic eruption triggered a sediment flow that preserved a mangrove forest around what is now Barro Colorado Island, providing a better glimpse of the vegetation that existed in a highly changing area
Extraordinary Fossil Find Reveals Details About the Weight and Diet of Extinct Saber-Toothed Marsupial
A 13-million-year-old saber-toothed marsupial skeleton discovered during paleontological explorations in Colombia is the most complete specimen recovered in the region
A Turtle Time Capsule: DNA Found in Ancient Shell
Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide
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