title: Mammalian evolution: an early record bristling with evidence.
abstract: Some shocking revelations in the fossil record--including fossilized hair as well as teeth and skeletons--both illuminate and complicate views evolution of ancient mammals that lived during, and just after, the age of the dinosaurs.
authors.affiliation: American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024-5192, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Novacek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005580:Fossils; D006197:Hair / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics*; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology