New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

A remarkably well-preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is reshaping scientists’ understanding of mammal evolution during the age of dinosaurs. The new species, described today in the journal Nature, reveals that a group of extinct mammals known as zhelestids were not close relatives of modern placental mammals as many researchers thought for decades. Instead, they […] The post New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution appeared first on Good News Network.