Scientists unearth 74-million-year-old mouse-sized mammal fossil in Chile The fossil of a mouse-sized mammal dating back to the time of the dinosaurs has been unearthed in Chile. The minute creature is the smallest mammal ever found in this part of South America.

#Chilean #Patagonia 74 million B.C: time for small #mouse - like creature
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And then, in forty million B.C., #caviomorphs #rafted from #Africa to #SouthAmerica, later evolving into such #rodents as #capybara my take here
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Monkeys Crossed The Atlantic On Rafts 30 Million Years Ago Back when these monkeys set sail, the distance between Africa and South America was between 930 and 1,300 miles.

Not to mention #transatlantic #rodent #rafters allthatsinteresting.com/prehistoric-... My take here www.salon.com/2024/09/07/r... #monkeys #wildlife #evolution #darwin #caviomorphs #capybara #capybaras