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Rafting rodents from Africa may have been ancestors of South American species.
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October 18, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 October 2001-Texas A&M University: Rafting rodents from Africa may have been ancestors of South American species (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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COLLEGE STATION -- Forty million years ago, rodents from Africa may have colonized South America by rafting or swimming across the Atlantic, Texas A&M University biologists theorize by studying the evolution of rodents, looking at their genes instead of their fossils - an approach that promises to revolutionize the field of evolutionary biology.
"We have good evidence ...
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News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire
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