Gomphotherium land bridge

The Gomphotherium land bridge was a land bridge that connected Eurasia to Afro-Arabia between approximately 19 and 15 million years ago (Ma) during the Burdigalian stage of the Early Miocene. More recent analysis found that the Gomphotherium land bridge may have formed slightly earlier, around 20 Ma, which resulted in the Great Old World Biotic Interchange. It is believed that the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian oceans was temporarily re-established during the Langhian stage of the Middle Miocene, before reclosing, and has remained closed to present day.

Similar interchanges of have happened occurred throughout the Cenozoic, such and the collision between insular India and Asia. As well as the collision of the Americas, which resulted in the Great American Interchange.

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