🔬 236-million-year-old Fossil Challenges The Story
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Phys.org · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
Some cynodonts may have been giving birth to live young much sooner in evolutionary history than previously assumed. A new Frontiers in Mammal Science study has offered the first compelling evidence that cynodonts may have been viviparous—a reproductive mode characterized by live birth.
Key points
- Some cynodonts may have been giving birth to live young much sooner in evolutionary history than previously assumed.
- A new Frontiers in Mammal Science study has offered the first compelling evidence that cynodonts may have been viviparous—a reproductive mode characterized by live birth.
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