The Book Focues On Geological History As The Critical Factor In Determining The Present Biodiversity And Landscapes Of Amazonia.--back Cover. Introduction: Amazonia, Landscape And Species Evolution / Carina Hoorn And Frank P. Wesselingh -- Tectonic Processes As Driving Mechanisms For Palaeogeographical And Palaeoenvironmental Evolution In Amazonia. Geological Evolution Of The Amazonian Craton / Salomon B. Kroonenberg And Emond W.f. De Roever ; The Paleozoic Solimoes And Amazonas Basins And The Acre Foreland Basin Of Brazil / Joaquim Ribeiro Wanderley-filho ... [et Al.] ; Tectonic History Of The Andes And Sub-andean Zones : Implications For The Development Of The Amazon Drainage Basin / Andres Mora ... [et Al.] ; Cenizoic Sedimentary Evolution Of The Amazonian Foreland Basin System / Martin Roddaz ... [et Al.] ; The Nazca Ridge And Uplift Of The Fitzcarrald Arch : Implication For Regional Geology In Northern South America / Nicolas Espurt ... [et Al.] -- Cenozoic Depositional Systems In Amazonia. The Amazonian Craton And Its Influence On Past Fluvial Systems (mesozoic-cenozic, Amazonia) / Carina Hoorn ... [et Al.] ; The Development Of The Amazonian Mega-wetland (miocene; Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia) ; Marine Influence In Amazonia : Evidence From The Geological Record / Jussi Hovikoski ... [et Al.] ; Megafan Environments In Northern South America And Their Impact On Amazon Neogene Aquatic Ecosystems / M. Justin Wilkinson ... [et Al.] ; Long-term Landscape Development Processes In Amazonia / Georg Irion And Risto Kalliola -- Amazonian Climate, Past And Present. Climate Variation In Amazonia During The Neogene And The Quaternary / Hubert B. Vonhof And Ron J.g. Kaandorp ; Modelling The Response Of Amazonian Climate To The Uplift Of The Andean Mountain Range / Pierre Sepulchre, Lisa C. Sloan And Frederic Fluteau ; Modern Andean Rainfall Variation During Enso Cycles And Its Impact On The Amazon Drainage Basin / Bodo Bookhagen And Manfred R. Strecker -- Cenozoic Development Of Terrestrial And Aquatic Biota : Insights From The Fossil Record. A Review Of Tertiary Mammal Faunas And Birds From Western Amazonia / Francisco Ricardo Negri ... [et Al.] ; Neogene Crocodile And Turtle Fauna In Northern South America / Douglas Riff ... [et Al.] ; The Amazonian Neogene Fish Fauna / John G. Lundberg ... [et Al.] ; Amazonian Aquatic Invertebrate Faunas (mollusca, Ostracoda) And Their Development Over The Past 30 Million Years / Frank P. Wesselingh And Maria-ines F. Ramos ; The Origin Of The Modern Amazon Rainforest : Implications Of The Palynological And Paleobotanical Record / Carlos Jaramillo ... [et Al.] ; Biotic Development Of Quaternary Amazonia : A Palynological Perspective / Hermann Behling, Mark Bush And Henry Hooghiemstra -- Modern Perspectives On The Origin Of Amazonian Biota. Contribution Of Current And Historical Processes To Patterns Of Tree Diversity And Composition Of The Amazon / Hans Ter Steege ; Composition And Diversity Of Northwestern Amazonian Rainforests In A Geoecological Context / Joost F. Duivenvoorden And Alvaro J. Duque ; Diversification Of The Amazonian Flora And Its Relation To Key Geological And Environmental Events : A Molecular Perspective / R. Toby Pennington And Christopher W. Dick ; Molecular Studies And Phylogeography Of Amazonian Tetrapods And Their Relation To Geological And Climatic Models / Alexandre Antonelli ... [et Al.] ; Molecular Signatures Of Neogene Biogeographical Events In The Amazon Fish Fauna / Nathan R. Lovejoy, Stuart C. Willis And James S. Albert -- Synthesis. On The Origin Of Amazonian Landscapes And Biodiversity : A Synthesis / Frank P. Wesselingh ... [et Al.]. Edited By C. Hoorn, F.p. Wesselingh ; Editorial Advisors, H.b. Vohnof, S.b. Kroonenberg, H. Hooghiemstra. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Issued Online.