A coupling of the dynamic global vegetation model (Lund–Potsdam–Jena dynamic global vegetation model—LPJ), performed within the FOAM for the Aptian, shows a decreasing trend of arid regions, and the Aptian being pivotal with the onset of humid and hot conditions 26 .
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Influence of the intertropical convergence zone on early cretaceous plant distribution in the South Atlantic.
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However, considering all phases, an increasing trend in humidity was observed from the southeast (Espírito Santo Basin) to the northeast (e.g., Potiguar Basin) (Fig. 4 B), coinciding with the hot and wet belt attributed to the ITCZ (Fig. 4 A) 15 .