Tiny Fossils Reveal How Shrinking Was Essential for Successful Evolution (image)

University of Birmingham

Caption

Life reconstruction of the mammaliaform Morganucodon found in Jurassic sediments of Wales and China. Morganucodon was one of the smallest fossil mammal ancestors with a size of 4-6cm.

Credit

Bob Nicholls, Paleocreations.com

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