Peru's Ocucaje desert is rich in fossils, such as four-legged dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks and other species from the Miocene period -- between 5 and 23 million years ago -- that were previously ...
As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.
In the Peruvian desert, a 9-million-year-old fossil has been discovered, offering a rare glimpse into one of the largest marine predators of its time. This find sheds light on the evolution of ancient ...
The findings mark the culmination of a six-month field survey by the university, which researches these massive figures in the Peruvian desert. So far, 430 pieces of geoglyphs drawn about 2,000 ...