A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Yale University Summary: For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that ...

However, the latter analysis verified that mixodectids are primatomorphans, a group within Euarchonta composed of primates and colugos, but not treeshrews, Sargis explained.

For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly ...

The planet’s earliest mammals are an important part of our evolutionary history, yet remain shrouded in mystery. One of them, Mixodectes pungens lived in western North America during the early ...

The so-called flying lemurs (a.k.a. colugos; distantly related to primates) of Southeast Asia glide on a membrane supported by four legs and the tail, assisted a bit by webbed feet.

New York, March 11, 2025 — Brooklyn College/CUNY Graduate Center Associate Professor of Anthropology Stephen Chester and a team of researchers have uncovered fascinating new details about ...

New Haven, Conn. — For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about ...

Tarsiers are small primates with enormous eyes found in Southeast Asia. They’re nocturnal and have the unique ability to rotate their heads 180 degrees. The rock agama is a fascinating reptile known ...

Mixodectes pungens, small mammals that inhabited western North America 62 million years ago,weighed about 3 pounds, dwelled in trees, and largely dined on leaves. Illustration by Andrey Atuchin For ...