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What’s the News:<\/strong> Researchers have now found a well-preserved fossil of the earliest known member of the animal group that encompasses today’s placental mammals, which includes humans. The shrew-like creature, named Juramaia sinensis<\/em>, or “Jurassic mother from China,” dates back to 160 million years ago, 35 million years earlier than the oldest mammal fossil previously discovered. The Nature<\/em> study<\/a> gives some tangible support to genetic evidence suggesting that the two main types of mammals split well before the previous oldest mammal fossils.<\/p> How the Heck: <\/strong><\/p> Zhe-Xi Luo, a paleontologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, and his colleagues analyzed the Juramaia <\/em>fossil, which was unearthed in China’s northeast Liaoning Province, a hotspot for paleontology<\/a>. The fossil consisted of<\/a> an incomplete skull, a partial skeleton, a full set of teeth, and impressions of residual soft tissues like hair. What’s the News: Researchers have now found a well-preserved fossil of the earliest known member of the animal group that encompasses today’s placental mammals, which includes humans. The shrew-like creature, named Juramaia sinensis, or “Jurassic mother from China,” dates back … Continue reading
After comparing the fossil’s features with those of other ancient mammals, the ...<\/p><\/a>
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