Megaconus Mammaliaformis: Cute And Armed

Researchers have described Megaconus mammaliaformis, an unusual mammal that lived about 165 million years ago. Previously, all that was known about this long-extinct mammal was a few little teeth with striking cusps on their occlusal surfaces. "Paleontologists have been wondering for over a hundred years what the animal that went with these teeth might have looked like," said Prof. Dr. Thomas Martin from the Steinmann-Institut of the University of Bonn. But locals then found a completely preserved skeleton of the enigmatic mammal in Northeast China, which was then acquired by the Paleontological Museum of Liaoning in Shenyang. read more

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