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A 62M-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal

29 pointsby docmechanic2 months ago

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observationist2 months ago
Not having images in an article like this is just wrong. Here&#x27;s an article about the paper that comes with some great images.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.earth.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;meet-mixodectes-pungens-prehistoric-mammal-and-relative-of-primates&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.earth.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;meet-mixodectes-pungens-prehistor...</a>
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numba8882 months ago
&gt; At almost three pounds (.4 kilograms), Mixodectes was quite large<p>Something is wrong here with the numbers..
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docmechanic2 months ago
&#x27;For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing fossilized teeth and jawbone fragments. But a new study of the most complete skeleton of the species known to exist has answered many questions about the enigmatic critter -- first described in 1883 by famed paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope -- providing a better understanding of its anatomy, behavior, diet, and position in the Tree of Life.&#x27;
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