Published 07/24/2024 3:00:11 p.m.

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

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The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.

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The Independent

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.

07/24/2024 3:00:00 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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The Herald Scotland

Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

Mammals that lived alongside dinosaurs grew more slowly and lived longer than they do today, analysis of fossils found on the Isle of Skye has…

07/24/2024 5:27:13 p.m.

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NewScientist

Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones

The 166-million-year-old fossils of an adult and a juvenile of the same extinct mammal species reveal that they had longer "childhoods" and lifespans than similar species today

07/24/2024 3:00:11 p.m.·Baltimore, United States

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wissenschaft.de

Mammals grew more slowly in the Jurassic

Small mammals alive today grow up quickly and have a short life span. Their original relatives, on the other hand, who lived during the time of the dinosaurs, became much older and were not yet fully grown even at one to two years of age. This is confirmed by two exceptional fossil finds from Scotland, which include an adult animal and a young animal of the same species. The [...] The article Mammals grew slower in the Jura first appeared on wis…

07/24/2024 3:00:45 p.m.

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