UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date. The research describes a new and fast computational approach to obtain precisely dated evolutionary trees, known as ...

South American mammals present a fascinating case study in evolutionary biology, shaped by a dynamic interplay of palaeoenvironmental shifts, adaptive radiations and biogeographic isolation. The ...

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