Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought
The 1 to 2 kilogram creature shows that semiaquatic lifestyles and milk-suckling abilities evolved earlier in mammal relatives than previously thought, researchers said.
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Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought
Megacauda sungei, a furry, otter-size mammaliaform that lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China, some 165 million years ago, was semiaquatic, swimming and foraging in water, with a lifestyle analogous to the living platypus. The post Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Scientists revealed a mammals-like animal that lived about 168 million years ago during the Jurassic era, characterized by a wide and flat tail and specialized teeth.
An international team of scientists has described an animal previously unknown to science that lived on Earth 165 million years ago. The creature, named Megacauda sungei, is a member of an already extinct group of docodons that were ancestors of early mammals. However, this “relative” looked like a hybrid between an otter and a platypus.Read more...
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