Nikolas Kozloff has movedAug 12, 2025
#Chilean #Patagonia 74 million B.C: time for small #mouse - like creature
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250812-scientists-find-74-million-year-old-mammal-fossil-in-chile
And then, in forty million B.C., #caviomorphs #rafted from #Africa to #SouthAmerica, later evolving into such #rodents as #capybara my take here
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/07/revolt-of-the-capybaras-have-these-large-rodents-taken-over-or-reclaimed-whats-theirs/ #darwin #evolution #science #wildlife
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.

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Nikolas Kozloff has movedMar 20, 2025
Not to mention #transatlantic #rodent #rafters https://allthatsinteresting.com/prehistoric-monkey-migration-south-america My take here https://www.salon.com/2024/09/07/revolt-of-the-capybaras-have-these-large-rodents-taken-over-or-reclaimed-whats-theirs/ #monkeys #wildlife #evolution #darwin #caviomorphs #capybara #capybaras
Prehistoric Monkeys Crossed The Atlantic On Rafts 30 Million Years Ago

The fossilized teeth of now-extinct primates found in Peru suggest these monkeys, supposedly indigenous to Africa, made it across the ocean.

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