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Scientists discovered a fossil belonging to a mammal that lived 66 million years ago in Madagascar, an East African nation.
In an article written by scientists from different parts of the world and published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the skeleton of a mammal that was found in northern Madagascar and lived in the age of dinosaurs was examined.
“Here we report the discovery of a very well preserved articulated skeleton of a late Gondwanatherian (72.1–66 million years) from the Cretaceous period of Madagascar that we mapped to a new genus and species, Adalatherium hui.” The article read.
Gondwanatherian is an extinct group of mammaliaforms, which includes mammals and their closest relatives, who lived in the southern hemisphere.
He also noted that the most complete skeleton of a Gondwanatherian had been found.
The Adalatherium hui (mad beast) skeleton exhibits “many unique characteristics in combination with characteristics that are convergent with those of the Theios mammals,” the article added.
It also included “the only postcranial material and ascending branch of the dental known to any Gondwanatherian.”
* Written by Sena Guler
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