ANALYSIS ABOUT THE GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES

(Group 2)

Philippines is one of the most diverse countries in the world, we have so many extinct animals that we
can only see here, but our country also have endemic animals that you can see to other countries
especially to the countries that are very near to our archipelago.

What we have learned about the lesson yesterday (Monday, January 27, 2020) was: our Earth’s crust
is continuously moving due to tectonic plates, over the years (which has different eras) it results to
moving apart of lands that causes to make different continents. This is the reason why you can see
same animals into different countries, these animals may differ in terms of species but may be
grouped in the same genus. Also, it may have been in the same genus but they differ on the way it
looks depending on the habitat that they have.

These could not just apply on animals but also in plants.

Here are some examples:

TARSIER (Carlito syrichta) known locally as Mawumag in Cebuano and other Visayan
languages, Magô in Waray and Mamag in Tagalog, this is a specie of tarsier that is endemic here in the
Philippines. This is found in the Southeastern part of the archipelago particularly on the islands of
Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. This is a member of approximately 45 million years old Family
Tarsiidae whose name is derived from its elongated “tarsus” or ankle bone and is formerly a member
of the Genus Tarsius and now listed as the only member of Genus Carlito. This Genus was named
after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras.

In the present time, it has also been found on various isolated islands within its known range, such as,
Maripipi Islands, Siargao Islands, Basilan Islands and Dinagat Islands.

Outside the country, these can also be found in Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi.

MERKUS PINE (Pinus merkusii) this plant is found in Mindoro and Zambales Mountains on
Western Luzon. Outside the country, these are found in Malesia Region of South East Asia mainly in
Indonesia, mountains of Northern Sumatra, and with two outlying populations in Central Sumatra and
Mount Talang.

XANTHOSTEMON is a genus of trees and shrub, consistuting part of the myrtle plant Family
Myrtaceae. This can be seen in the Luzon Philippines also in New Guinea and Indonesia, Malesia and
Solomon Islands.

Therefore we conclude that, it is still possible that it will also happen in the next generations due to
climate change and natural phenomenon. Because of occurrences like that, the new generation may
have new discoveries of new species over the time and that will contribute to the history of different
species.