Early mammals: teeth, jaws and finally a skeleton!
Suprising new fossils - a skeleton and a jaw - give us a much clearer picture of mammals that lived during the time of non-avian dinosaurs; the new finds illuminate the early evolution of the lineage leading to modern mammals, and challenge traditional understanding of placental mammal evolution and biogeography.
Rougier
G W
GW
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024-5192, USA.
Novacek
M J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002681:China; D005580:Fossils; D007568:Jaw; D008322:Mammals; D012863:Skeleton; D014070:Tooth