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Uberaba Geopark: A time capsule from the Late Cretaceous period nestled in Brazil's tropical savanna
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Nestled within Brazil's Cerrado tropical savanna — the second-largest biome in South America, after the Amazon rainforest — Uberaba Geopark is a time capsule from the Late Cretaceous period (100.5 million to 66 million years ago).
Uberaba Geopark preserved extinct crocodile relatives among other fossils.
What is now the Uberaba Geopark was the birthplace of Brazil's modern livestock market, which is one of the biggest in the world.
Zebu cattle also produce lower greenhouse gas emissions than common domesticated cattle do, according to UNESCO.
Uberaba Geopark is open to visitors.