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How Early Mammals Adapted In An Age Of Dinosaurs

Ancestral mammals survived by occupying niche environments such as trees and subterranean caves.

In the Lab

Fossil Of History’s Most Successful Mammal Unearthed In China

A 160 million-year-old fossil in China is helping to explain how multituberculates evolved to become history's most successful mammals.

In the Lab

Jurrasic Era Fossil Of Earliest Placental Mammal Discovered In China

Scientists have discovered the Jurassic era fossil of the earliest known placental mammal, estimated to be 160 million years old, in China's Liaoning Province.

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How Early Mammals Adapted In An Age Of Dinosaurs

Fossil Of History’s Most Successful Mammal Unearthed In China

Jurrasic Era Fossil Of Earliest Placental Mammal Discovered In China

EDITOR’S PICK

10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Learning From Environmental Defenders

The Equalizers