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This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on

NPR Science · October 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM

This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on

It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today.

But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned. (Image credit: Chang-Fu Zhou/Shandong University of Science and Technology)

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