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thepicxareaskwesternkatemountainrangeatthesouthernNPofafricica

laysclaimtooneoftheworlds

mostdiversefloralkingdomsandresearchersarescoueringthemountains

insearchofthedroppingsandurineofasmalllocalinhabitant

whichcouldgiveaglimpseintohistoricglobalclimatechangepatterns

therockhierrechxalsoknownastherockrabbitsuperficiallyresemblesagettingpigwithsmalleandtailhiyreaksesareverysocialanimals

andcanbecommonlyfoundinlarriagegroups

baskinginthesun

atthetopofthemountain

andthereareabitofatouristattraction

theverylittleanimalwasactuallyadistantrelativeoftheelephantandthemanity

butitisthefossilizedexcrimmentoftherockrabbit

thathasresearchersexcitedandtheyrefoundandshelterrockformationsprotectedfromsunandrain

someoftheirdunheatknownasmidonsareoverfortythousandyearsoldokay

someofthesemiddensupreallyoldold

andthisonewouldprobablybeabouttotofortythousandyearsoldcomeacrossalotthatasasaidtwentyfivethousandyearsold

andwesillneedtodatethisone

thatthechancesareititsginvidedeoleadresearcherbrianchasesays

hierrexdunnesareespeciallyusefulsincetheanimalshaveahabitofusingthesamelatrainefromonegenerationtothenext

theheatsusuallyconsistofhairexscrement

dustpollen

andtheircharacteristichighlywhiscuseurine

whentheyearoncryalalizes

itactslikegrewthatholdstheheatstogether

therockrabbitsmiltenonsarebuiltupoverthousandsofyears

creatingatimecapsule

carryingvitalinformationontheclimateandvegetationofthatperiatedtime

thehiyerchiis

thereissomeevidencetosuggestthattheydousethesamelatrainpreferentially

butthesemoreoftenthannotarefoundundermassiveoverhansandinveryprotectivevariasandthehierarchesareveryscaredanimals

theyareeatingbyprettymucheverything

sotheyneedtobeupoffthegroundawayfromleopards

andsuchsobutprotectedfromeagles

andthatsveryconducivetothepreservationofthebidons

becauseinfactifyourainedonthis

itwoulddissolveentirelysamplesfromwithinthedunkheatscanbetakenandsentforradiocarbondating

accordingtotheassociatedpresshighresolutionstablecarbonandnitrrogenandicotopetestresultsrevealattwentythousandyearsago

theselevelinthewesterncapewasmorethanmaxifeetbelow

whatitisnowaroundthetime

whenglobalicesheetswereattheirmaximumextent

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themiddenshowhowthelandscaperespondedtotheclimatechangebecauseofthecontinuousdeposition

youcanactuallygetapictureofhowthosehavechangedoftommen

youcanseehowtheclimatechangesthroughwatervegitivityinthenitrirogenizetopes

andthenyoucanseehowthevegetationischangedthroughthepolem

soyoucanseetheclimatedriesoutandthegrassesstarttogoaway

andthemaybe

andyougetmoretrees

andthenthesuccessionofavariousvegetationtitessouthernafricaandotherstretches

econcontinentbecamecolderastheiceapproachedandwereverydry

theglobalclimatehascyclesinpatterns

characterizedbyaseriesoflengthyisagesandshorterwarmerperiods

suchasthecurrentoneandonelittlefverymountanimalisunkknowinglyhelpingtheclimatologistslearnmoreaboutthosepatterns