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
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...