The world's largest tropical wetland, spanning parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay in the upper basin of the Paraguay River. Seasonal flooding creates one of the richest concentrations of wildlife in South America, including large populations of caiman and jaguar.
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Shaped By: Orogeny, Formation statement for target 265954
The formation is a result of the large, concave, pre-Andean depression of the Earth's crust, related to the Andean orogeny of the Tertiary.
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