What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists have been able to gauge the lifespan and growth rates of these ancient animals, and even ...

A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.

Zebra stripes? Leopard print? Neither were in vogue among the earliest mammals during the Age of Dinosaurs. Early mammals and their close relatives probably sported dark, drab coats from snout to tail ...

“For docodontans and other early mammals, life would have been similar to that of small mammals (like shrews and mice) today,” study co-author and National Museums Scotland paleobiologist Elsa ...

According to most experts, the first mammal was Morganucodon, a small, shrew-like rodent that appeared during the Jurassic Period, approximately 200 million years ago. It weighed a few ounces and ...

A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school ...

Postcanine replacement in the gomphodont cynodont Diademodon / James A. Hopson -- Bimodal wear of mammalian teeth / R.G. Every and W.G. Kuhne -- The dentition of Morganucodon / J.R.E. Mills -- The ...

Though dinosaurs dominated the Earth’s land and seas 145 million years ago, they were far from the only creatures around. Early mammals lived among them, carving out their own ecological niches in ...

On the left is a parent of the early mammal Dryolestes which raises a brood after reaching sexual maturity at age four. On the right is a Haldanodon, a member of the family of mammal-like docodonts, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of paleontologists combing through Scotland’s fossil-rich ...