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Capybara fossil in Atacama Desert challenges region's 40-million-year dry streak

University of Arizona researchers announce capybara fossil discovery in Atacama Desert

1 Sep 16 · 7d ago · 4 articles · 1 source · development 1 of 2

Scientists led by doctoral student Priscilla Martinez found a fossilized capybara tooth in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, dated to approximately 9 million years ago. The fossil came from sediments deposited in a shallow marine environment between 10 and 7 million years ago at El Morro, part of the Bahía Inglesa Formation.

University of Arizona researchers announce capybara fossil discovery in Atacama Desert
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“Finding a capybara tooth in a marine deposit in what today is one of the driest regions on Earth is just freakish.”

Priscilla Martinez

Priscilla Martinez Lead author, University of Arizona doctoral studentBarbara Carrapa Co-author, University of Arizona professor of GeosciencesUniversity of Arizona Department of Geosciences Research institution

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  1. 2 outlets Capybaras in the Atacama Desert? The 8.8-million-year-old fossil found in Chile challenges its...

    first by Moneycontrol.com, 7d ago · also Mirage News

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  2. 1 outlet A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet

    first by Gizmodo, 5d ago

  3. 1 outlet 9-million-year-old capybara tooth found in driest desert

    first by The New Indian Express, 5d ago

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