Fossil’s Unusual Size and Location Offer Clues in Evolution of Mammals



By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

The skull fossil is from a newly discovered extinct species, Vintana, similar to groundhogs, that lived in the time of the dinosaurs, and is only the third mammal fossil found in the Southern Hemisphere.

Published: November 6, 2014 at 01:00AM

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