Ancient Squirrel-Like Creatures Push Back Mammal Evolution

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 12:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Extinct squirrel-like creatures from China suggest the earliest mammals originated more than 200 million years ago, much earlier than previously thought. The furry, tree-dwelling creatures would have lived on the lost supercontinent Laurasia.

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