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They're also the oldest bat fossils from Central America, preserved 20-million years ago when Panama and the rest of North America were separated from southern landmass by a seaway at least 120 miles wide.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
The first mammal from South America discovered in the older beds was from a primate species, which is presumed to have rafted across the seaway.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
When the strike began, seaway management said over 100 vessels outside the system were affected, but that number was expected to grow as the strike goes on.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
In November, 27 people drowned in the Channel when their small rubber dinghy deflated, and many others have needed to be rescued from the narrow seaway, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022
The seaway is foul with wrecks, foundered on beach and sandbar—the tide vexed by under-water obstructions.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
