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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