Did early mammals hunt small dinosaurs?
In short: Discover how a 130-million-year-old fossil discovery is rewriting the evolutionary history of mammalian diets and predator-prey relationships.
Dr. Jin Meng of the American Museum of Natural History investigates the evolution and morphology of early mammals by analyzing cranial structures, ear regions, and tooth enamel. His recent research highlights a groundbreaking find: a fossil of an opossum-sized mammal discovered alongside the remains of a psittacosaur.
This specimen provides the first direct evidence that certain primitive mammals were carnivores that preyed on small vertebrates, including young dinosaurs.
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