Science & ClimateGizmodo1 min read9/19/2026 (3h ago)

A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet

A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet
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A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet Gizmodo Capybara Tooth Discovery Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Atacama Desert's Past Rediff Capybaras in the Atacama Desert? The 8.8-million-year-old fossil found in Chile challenges its... Moneycontrol.com Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region University of Arizona News

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  • A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet Gizmodo Capybara Tooth Discovery Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Atacama Desert's Past Rediff Capybaras in the Atacama Desert?
  • The 8.8-million-year-old fossil found in Chile challenges its...
  • Moneycontrol.com Capybaras in the desert?

A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet Gizmodo Capybara Tooth Discovery Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Atacama Desert's Past Rediff Capybaras in the Atacama Desert? The 8.8-million-year-old fossil found in Chile challenges its... Moneycontrol.com Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region University of Arizona News

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