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02/24/2006 Entry: "Jurassic mammal discovered."
Jurassic mammal discovered.
"The discovery tells us a lot about the evolution of warm-bloodedness, and the animal's beautiful coat of fur means it could be on a line leading to the evolution of modern furry mammals," he said.Speaking of diversity among early mammals, Clemens recalled that only a year ago another group of Chinese paleontologists reported discovering the fossil bones of a small dog-size mammal named Repenomamus that lived on land 130 million years ago and ate other animals, including baby dinosaurs.
Another mammal called Fruitafossor, Clemens said, was reported last year from Colorado and it also emerged in the dinosaur world about 150 million years ago.
Castorocauda, the latest find, was clearly a semi-aquatic swimmer and fish-eater, said Martin, the paleontologist in Germany.
