mammal
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Australia, Home to the Weirdest Creatures in the World, May Have Been ‘The Wellspring of Modern Mammal Evolution’
Researchers have put forward an interesting argument.
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Fossil Reveals One of the First Saber-Toothed Mammals
Mammals with a nearly exclusive preference for meat are relatively common today, but new research uncovers one of the very first: a bobcat-sized carnivore that lived near what is now San Diego.
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Why Aren’t There Mammals in Super Vivid Colours Like There Are Birds and Bugs?
Plumage. An incredible world, for an incredible phenomenon. Say it with me now: plumage. Picture the colours, their variety and richness. Picture, while you’re at it, some other stuff relevant to this week’s Giz Asks, such as bugs that look shaped from stained glass and sea creatures that look like they’ve been doused in neon…
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Primates Appeared Almost Immediately After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, New Research Suggests
A formation famous for producing T. rex fossils has now yielded the oldest evidence of primates in the fossil record, in what is being hailed a significant discovery.