Meerkat on Fossilized Raindrop Impressions (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Meerkat on Fossilized Raindrop Impressions

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A meerkat perches atop rocks bearing the fossil impressions of raindrops that fell in South Africa 2.7 billion years ago.

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Wlady Altermann/University of Pretoria

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