Neogene precipitation, vegetation, and elevation history of the Central Andean Plateau

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz4724
• Publication Date: 2020-08-28T23:44:25Z
• Authors: C. Martínez; C. Jaramillo; A. Correa-Metrío; W. Crepet; J. E. Moreno; A. Aliaga; F. Moreno; M. Ibañez-Mejia; M. B. Bush
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Fossil plants from the Central Andes reveal Neogene wetter conditions than previously estimated and the birth of the Puna.