Oldest fossil rodents in South America confirms animals from Africa

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 04:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In a literal walk through time along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru, a team of researchers found rodent fossils at least 41 million years old – by far the oldest on the South American continent.

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