How, when and from where did Madagascar's unique mammalian fauna originate? The idea that the ancestors of that fauna rafted from Africa finds support in innovative simulations of ancient ocean currents.
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Krause, D. Washed up in Madagascar. Nature 463, 613–614 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463613a
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