News Main Animals Archaeology Dinosaurs Earth History Human Animal Space Tech   Lindsay Schoenbohm, The Ohio State University |   Drier, Higher The dry terrain of the Puna region of northwest Argentina is indicative of how the region has been arid and parched since the middle Miocene period, about 15 million years ago. The lack of rain would have greatly reduced erosion, allowing the young, humble Andes Moutains to rise. | Video: Discovery Earth   « back to article

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