Monkey mariners made monumental migration 21 million years ago
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 15:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monkeys resembling today's capuchins accomplished the astonishing feat of crossing at least 100 miles (160 km) of open ocean 21 million years ago to get from South America to North America eons before the two continents joined together.