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Fig. 11

From: Geological history of the land area between Okinawa Jima and Miyako Jima of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and its phylogeographical significance for the terrestrial organisms of these and adjacent islands

Fig. 11

Schematic diagram showing the formation of the Kerama gap (modified from Arai and Inoue 2022). Stage 1: Deposition of the Douzaki-oki Group on basement rock. Stage 2: Strike-slip faulting, resulting in subsidence of the Kerama gap; Stage 3: Deposition of the Nishimesaki-Oki Group and formation of a positive the flower structure in the Kerama gap; Stage 4: Local deposition of the Aguni-oki Group

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