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Maybe it was regional?
February 17, 2006
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I am not a geologist, but AFAIK 100 million years ago the Atlantic ocean was much smaller than it is today. Also, Surinam is close to the equator (and also was at that time). Isn't is possible that that the water of that part of the ocean wasn't mixed with water from cooler regions?