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Fossil of hairy, squirrel-sized creature sheds light on evolution of earliest mammals
It appears that a 165myr-old omnivore may have had an armadillo-like gait. A newly discovered fossil has revealed the evolutionary adaptations of a 165myr-old proto-mammal, providing evidence that traits such as hair and fur originated well before the rise of … Continue reading
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Fossil of hairy, squirrel-sized creature sheds light on evolution of earliest mammals
It appears that a 165myr-old omnivore may have had an armadillo-like gait. A newly discovered fossil has revealed the evolutionary adaptations of a 165myr-old proto-mammal, providing evidence that traits such as hair and fur originated well before the rise of … Continue reading
Posted in Geology
Tagged Evolution, fossil, hairy, light, Mammals, sheds, squirrelsized
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