Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains
Saturday, January 2, 2016 - 16:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Tortoise and turtle fossils, the first from the Miocene epoch found in Bolivia, suggest the Altiplano, near Quebrada Honda, was likely less than a kilometer above sea level 13 million years ago. Fossils of leaves and other animals support the suggestion.