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Newly Identified 165-Million-Year-Old Otter-Like Mammal Was a Top Predator in Jurassic Waterways
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The platypus otter beaver hybrid that swam in lakes with dinosaurs
Megacauda was still twice as big as the next-largest member of the mammalian lineage in the Jurassic
·London, United Kingdom
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'Top predator' from the Jurassic measures just half a meter
The "top predator" from the Jurassic is relatively small: Megacauda sungei measures just half a meter (1.6 feet) from its nose to the tip of its tail. The furry ancestor of today's mammals hunted its prey in water 165 million years ago. The cusps of its teeth were also curved backward to enable it to catch its slippery prey.
·Douglas, United Kingdom
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This predatory animal, which lived 168 million years ago, was a relative of mammals and combined the features of a duckbill and an otter.
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