Dinosaur-Era Mammal Swam Like Platypus and Replaced Its Teeth Multiple Times
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Dinosaur-Era Mammal Swam Like Platypus and Replaced Its Teeth Multiple Times
Dongoconodon platycauda, a small eutriconodontan mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs in what is now northeastern China paddled through the water with webbed, platypus-like hands and feet, and replaced its teeth multiple times. The post Dinosaur-Era Mammal Swam Like Platypus and Replaced Its Teeth Multiple Times appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Scientists noted the unusual nature of tooth change in the ancient mammal.
Earliest confirmed swimming mammal discovered in China
A newly identified fossil from the Early Cretaceous of China shows that a small mammal living about 125 million years ago possessed clear adaptations for a semi-aquatic lifestyle, making it the earliest confirmed swimming mammal discovered to date.
Reptile teeth in mammalian jaw: A 120 million-year-old fossil from China preserves evidence of a third generation of teeth at several tooth positions. Dongocondon platycauda thus shows that early mammals had more diverse combinations of characteristics in dentures, middle ears and lifestyle than long assumed. At the same time, the small animal was apparently adapted to a life in the water. Nanjing (China). Most [...] The post Fossil mammals with…
The Dongoconodon platycauda, a mammal of the dinosaur age, has characteristics that make it one of the first examples of semi-aquatic adaptations among mammals. The research on this species was published in Nature Communications magazine. Characteristics of the Dongoconodon platycauda The Dongoconodon platycauda lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, in the region that today is the northeast of China. With a size …
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