We reconstruct the tectonic and paleo-age and -depth history of the Indonesian seaway and associated southeast Asian back-arc basins to create a comprehensive paleogeographic framework for the region during the Cenozoic. We combine published tectonic models with revised models of the evolution of back...
developed as an archive of the N isotopic history of surface ocean productivity17. Foraminifer-bound organic matter is isolated from the sedimentary environment by the mineral matrix, preserving the original unaltered N isotopic signal even over millions of years18. In areas of complete nitrate consum...
often explainable by the geological history of the Indian subcontinent; its breakup from Gondwanan landmasses followed by long isolation that resulted in diversification of endemic lineages, and subsequent land connections with Asia that enabled dispersal of widespread groups. Although widely distributed...