Mammals articles
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New research suggests diverse headgear in hoofed mammals evolved from common ancestor
From the small ossicones on a giraffe to the gigantic antlers of a male moose—which can grow as wide as a car—the headgear of ruminant hooved mammals is extremely diverse, and new research suggests that despite the physical differences, fundamental aspects of these bony adaptations likely evolved from a common ancestor.
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New chinchilla-like mammal discovered in Colorado provides new clues about how life bounced back after asteroid wiped out dinosaurs
Thousand of fossils, many new mammal species, uncovered in Colorado have provided clues about how life rebounded following the events that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.