Monkeys sailed across the Atlantic Ocean 34 million years ago

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Fossils 'prove' intrepid monkeys made 900 mile voyage from Africa to South America 34 million years ago

Extinct species called Ucayalipithecus perdita was the size of a marmoset. It is believed this is the third mammal to make the unlikely migration from Africa. Scientists say the animal survived for more than 11 million years in its new home.

 

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vickimichelle Romour has it some made it to North America..one ancestor is squatting in The White House.....

Yeah i take it they built the ship as well....twat.

TWAT.

The closet point from Africa to South America is 1448 miles?

Maybe the monkey was a pet of a neanderthal?

How

This is such an obvious lie. Complete nonsense.

Wow! And Bozo can’t find his way out of a fridge!

How he hell did they survive on the water for that long, let alone make a boat?

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