Prehistoric Capybara Fossils Casts Open Doubt on Atacama as World's Oldest Continuously Dry Region

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

Scientists were stunned when they discovered a fossilized tooth from a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost 9 million years ago.

Prehistoric Capybara Fossils casts open doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

An Unexpected Animal Lived In The Atacama Desert 9 Million Years Ago, Suggesting Earth's Oldest Continuous Dry Region Wasn't Always So Dry

The same creature is now living its best life in the Amazon.