Atlantic Ocean

Science17 hours ago

Monkeys probably rafted across the Atlantic; four teeth from Peru point to a second African voyage

Molars of a marmoset-sized primate from the Amazon match an African family, implying a crossing of 930 to 1,240 miles about 35 to 32 million years ago.

Science8 Nov 2026

Ancient African monkeys crossed the Atlantic on vegetation rafts, four fossil teeth from Peru show

Ucayalipithecus perdita, a marmoset-sized primate, reached South America over 30 million years ago, a separate voyage from the ancestors of today's American monkeys.