A jaw-dropping discovery about early mammals

Zhe-Xi Luo ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 634, issue 8033, 305-306

Abstract: Mammals feed using a jaw hinge formed by dentary and squamosal bones. Fossil evidence reveals that this type of joint evolved independently in an extinct species of mammalian relatives called cynodonts.

Keywords: Palaeontology; Evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03038-5

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