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species: 1168 fresh water fish, 269 amphibians (54% endemics), 295 reptiles (29%), 1004 birds (7.7%), and 282 mammals (11%). Diversity of invertebrates remains largely undocumented, but there are several species of endemic butterflies and dung beetles.
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have been found, approximately 40% of which is considered endemic. The shield is overlain by the largest expanse of tropical forest on any
Precambrian shield area in the world. Guianan rain forest is similar in nature to
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national parks. In 2014, the
Government of Colombia designated a 250 hectare area of the Guiana Shield, as a Ramsar Wetland, thus becoming a protected area of international importance in accordance to the
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states of Brazil. From this arc, the southern uplands slope gently downwards towards the Amazon River and the northern uplands slope gently downwards toward the
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According to recent researches, although ecosystems of the
Guayana Highlands remain vibrant, emerging issues (including "a well-known
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with an elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft) that forms the western edge of the shield. The plateau is separated from the eastern
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of south-central
Suriname, along the southern boundary of Suriname and Guyana, forming the Acarai Mountains of Roraima state and the
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951:"Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)"
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Ferrer-Paris, José R; Lozano, Cecilia; Cardozo-Urdaneta, Arlene; Thomas
Cabianca, Arianna (2016). "Indicative response of
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Stachowicz, Izabela; Ferrer Paris, José Rafael; Quiroga-Carmona, Marcial; Moran, Lisandro; Lozano, Cecilia (2020).
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768:[Geosciences: IBGE revises the altitude of seven high points] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Brasília:
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are found. The Guiana
Highlands are also the source of some of the world's most well-known waterfalls such as
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818:"Baseline for monitoring and habitat use of medium to large non-volant mammals in Gran Sabana, Venezuela"
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Linné (Coleoptera: Scarabaidae) to vegetation condition in the basin of the
Orinoco river, Venezuela".
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sediments of the Sub-Andean Trough that runs along the northern and western rim of the Guiana Shield.
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and granitic plutonic rocks. The Early to Middle
Proterozoic Roraima Group consists of continental
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The Gran Sabana: The World's Finest
Quartzite Karst?, in Geomorphological Landscapes of the World
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in Brazil at 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Pico da
Neblina is the highest summit of the larger
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Geology and Mineral Resource Assessment of the Venezuelan Guayana Shield, USGS Bulletin 2062
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Costa, Mauro; Viloria, Ángel L.; Hubber, Otto; Attal, Stéphane; Orellana, Andrés (2013).
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and known protected areas include the Iwokrama Forest of central Guyana, Kaieteur,
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The Tumucumaque Uplands which are a series of central massifs in an arc from the
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916:"Lepidoptera del Pantepui. Parte I: Endemismo y caracterización biogeográfica"
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255:. The rocks of the Guiana Shield consist of metasediments and metavolcanics (
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marks the southern boundary of the complex. South of that fault are Early
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Funk, V.; Hollowell, T.; Berry, P.; Kelloff, C.; Alexander, S.N. (2007).
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that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on the
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Vari, R.P.; Ferraris Jr., C.J.; Radosavljevic, A.; Funk, V.A. (2009).
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and extend across much of west-central Guyana and into the northern
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792:"Checklist of the Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Guiana Shield"
766:"Geociências: IBGE revê as altitudes de site Pontos culminates"
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Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America
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851:"Checklist of the freshwater fishes of the Guiana Shield"
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Contributions from the United States National Herbarium
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729:. US Government Printing Office. 1993. pp. 10–15.
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intruded by sills of younger mafic intrusives such as
605: – Geographic and geologic area of North America
1002:Rull, V.; Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T.; Safont, E. (2016).
479:The Guiana Shield is one of the regions of highest
368:There are three upland areas of the Guiana Shield:
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495:Plant life is equally rich and 13,367 species of
200:, which is where the table-like mountains called
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1908:
858:Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington
799:Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington
617: – Mountain in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela
329:Supamo Complex. The Cuchivero Group consists of
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770:Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
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434:is dominated by high flat-topped peaks called
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508:National Park of southern Guyana, the UNESCO
539:. In Venezuela the forests are protected by
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287:The oldest rocks in the shield consist of
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740:Wray, Robert (2010). Migon, Piotr (ed.).
716:Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, ISBN
712:Gibbs, A.K. and Barron,C.N. (eds) (1993)
1134:Major South American geological features
593: – Region in southeastern Venezuela
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162:Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas
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662:is often used as a collective name for
569:and "one of the most aggressive weeds"
259:) overlain by sub-horizontal layers of
14:
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978:CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, ISBN
790:Hollowell, T.; Reynolds, R.P. (2005).
703:CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, ISBN
146:Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais
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1882:
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1004:"The Lost World's pristinity at risk"
976:Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield
701:Tropical Forests of the Guiana Shield
487:species. The region houses over 3000
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376:proper are in Venezuela east of the
24:
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623: – Highest mountain in Brazil
611: – Subregion of South America
49:Political map of the Guiana Shield
25:
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3378:Geographical regions of Venezuela
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690:) which are on the Guiana Shield.
575:) and infectious faecal bacteria
154:Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild
3448:Natural history of South America
3403:Natural regions of South America
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714:The Geology of the Guiana Shield
686:(including most of the state of
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3443:Flora of northern South America
3209:Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana
995:
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974:Hammond, David S. (ed.) (2005)
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699:Hammond, David S. (ed.) (2005)
513:Central Suriname Nature Reserve
291:Imataca Complex, composed of a
180:. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old
3206:List sourced from volume 1 of
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881:Journal of Insect Conservation
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430:The north-central part of the
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2301:Middle East Eastern Highlands
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3262:Natural regions of Venezuela
926:(3): 193–217. Archived from
744:. Springer. pp. 80–81.
219:The Guiana Shield underlies
7:
3307:Island and Coastal Lowlands
2164:Chiapas–Guatemala Highlands
1012:Diversity and Distributions
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483:in the world, and has many
10:
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3388:Geography of French Guiana
3160:Tepui caves and sinkholes
2500:
2411:
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2255:East Australian Cordillera
1755:Pampean Pegmatite Province
633:Geography of South America
627:Great American Interchange
475:part of the Guiana Shield)
449:
356:presumed to be 1.8 to 1.4
282:
3473:Precambrian South America
3363:Plateaus of South America
3327:Sur del Lago de Maracaibo
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2336:Himalayan Mountain System
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2139:Baja California peninsula
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1227:Arequipa-Antofalla Craton
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893:10.1007/s10841-016-9886-6
529:Tumucumaque National Park
344:sediments include quartz
89:
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3423:Geology of French Guiana
3408:Geology of South America
3292:Venezuelan Coastal Range
2732:Neblina–Aracamuni Massif
2434:Neblina–Aracamuni Massif
2326:Northern Asian Mountains
2316:Central Siberian Plateau
2281:Central European Uplands
1713:Metallogenetic provinces
1237:Central Brazilian Shield
989:"Colombia | Ramsar"
460:Heliamphora chimantensis
314:rocks consisting of the
2124:Pacific Mountain System
1348:Bucaramanga-Santa Marta
609:Caribbean South America
3149:Serranía de la Neblina
2708:Duida–Marahuaca Massif
2346:Central Asian Lowlands
2250:East Australian Basins
2178:Andean Mountain System
2042:East African Highlands
1960:South African Platform
1276:Structures undergoing
1257:Río de la Plata Craton
1202:
835:10.12933/therya-20-891
581:have been documented.
549:Serranía de la Neblina
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414:is a sandstone topped
247:, as well as parts of
172:) is one of the three
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120:Devil's Canyon in the
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3398:Geography of Suriname
3383:Geography of Colombia
3373:Plateaus of Venezuela
2276:Fenno-Scandian Shield
2203:Paraná–Paraguay Plain
2154:Gulf Coastal Lowlands
2129:Rocky Mountain System
2119:Intermontane Plateaus
2079:Appalachian Highlands
1929:African Alpine System
1910:Physiographic regions
1201:
521:Guiana Amazonian Park
502:Amazonian rain forest
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393:Tumuc-Humac Mountains
131:
122:Canaima National Park
119:
104:
3468:Geography of Roraima
3453:North Region, Brazil
3438:Geology of Venezuela
3322:South Orinoco Region
3277:Cordillera de Mérida
3089:Sierra de Maigualida
2291:Great European Plain
1301:Juan Fernández Ridge
1262:São Francisco Craton
1100:at Wikimedia Commons
1088:at Wikimedia Commons
1076:at Wikimedia Commons
412:Chiribiquete Plateau
389:Wilhelmina Mountains
243:), much of southern
178:South American Plate
74:5.14333°N 60.76250°W
3433:Geology of Suriname
3418:Geology of Colombia
3393:Geography of Guyana
3272:Serranía del Perijá
2774:Serranía Tapirapecó
2748:Cerro de la Neblina
2600:Pacaraima Mountains
2440:Cerro de la Neblina
2331:Indo-Gangetic Plain
2311:West Siberian Plain
2183:Brazilian Highlands
2159:Neovolcanic Plateau
2134:Sierra Madre System
2099:Hudson Bay Lowlands
1821:Paraná and Etendeka
1025:2016DivDi..22..995R
877:Oxysternon festivum
578:Helicobacter pylori
572:Polypogon elongatus
510:World Heritage Site
338:clastic sedimentary
70: /
3458:Geography of Amapá
3368:Plateaus of Brazil
3164:Cueva del Fantasma
3124:Venezuelan Guayana
3053:Tereke-yurén-tepui
3043:Kamarkawarai-tepui
3019:Cerro Sarisariñama
2995:Wadakapiapué-tepui
2719:Cerro Huachamacari
2674:Cuao–Sipapo Massif
2359:Physical geography
2208:Patagonian Plateau
2109:Interior Highlands
2021:Natal Terrace Belt
2000:Damara–Nama Upland
1775:Volcanic provinces
1735:El Indio Gold Belt
1533:Sedimentary basins
1398:Magallanes-Fagnano
1247:Paranapanema Block
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772:(IBGE). 2016-02-29
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132:Map of the Guianas
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110:Guainía department
106:Cerros de Mavecure
79:5.14333; -60.76250
3463:Geography of Pará
3428:Geology of Guyana
3413:Geology of Brazil
3353:Guayana Highlands
3335:
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3180:Tepui waterfalls
3144:Parima–Tapirapecó
3139:Jaua–Sarisariñama
2869:Cerro Guaiquinima
2643:Cerro Aratitiyope
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2321:Eastern Highlands
2173:Yucatán Peninsula
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1720:Bolivian Tin Belt
1578:Eastern Venezuela
1368:Dolores-Guayaquil
1358:Cordillera Blanca
1096:Media related to
1084:Media related to
1072:Media related to
1033:10.1111/ddi.12469
930:on 27 August 2016
563:plant elsewhere"
554:Ramsar Convention
545:Parima-Tapirapeco
306:gneiss. The Guri
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16:(Redirected from
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2028:Mozambique Plain
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3094:Sierra Marutaní
3077:Sororopán-tepui
3048:Murisipán-tepui
2911:Agparamán-tepui
2895:Chimantá Massif
2874:Cerro Guanacoco
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2796:Serranía Yutajé
2791:Cerro Coro Coro
2738:Cerro Aracamuni
2724:Cerro Marahuaca
2658:Cerro Tamacuari
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1489:Amazon Rift
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182:Precambrian
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3014:Cerro Jaua
2767:Cerro Parú
2685:Cerro Cuao
2668:Cerro Yaví
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2055:Abyssinian
2035:Madagascar
1993:High Karoo
1687:San Rafael
1670:Gondwanide
1665:Famatinian
1650:Brasiliano
1588:Magallanes
1420:Pernambuco
1353:Cochabamba
1296:Chile Rise
1278:subduction
776:2016-03-02
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639:References
489:vertebrate
473:Venezuelan
350:quartzites
346:sandstones
320:Supergroup
265:quartzites
261:sandstones
158:Portuguese
112:, Colombia
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2965:Ilú-tepui
2623:Venezuela
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1859:San Felix
1849:Galápagos
1839:Ascension
1811:Caribbean
1765:Volcanism
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1638:Orogenies
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2067:Americas
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283:Geology
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1159:Cocos
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