A New Contender For Oldest Known Mammal

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A New Contender For Oldest Known Mammal 7

Posted by timothy on Sunday May 27, 2001 @04:18PM from the don't-worry-it's-the-*large*-paper-clip dept.

linxx points to this Discover article, writing: "A 195 million year old mammal the size of a paper clip is thought to run around the earth along with the dinosaurs." Not everyone is convinced yet that this is a true mammal, either -- but like other aspects of science, it's an ongoing attempt to find a line of best fit.

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