Newly discovered fossils, belonging to the mammal-precursor species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis, ...

A recent study by Dr. Tomasz Szczygielski and his team of international researchers has finally shed light on this elusive specimen, identifying it as the oldest known non-mammaliaform cynodont ...

Ancient fossils expose the chaotic, daring path of mammal evolution—jaw and ear changes began earlier and wilder than we ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging ...

Brazilian cynodont fossils have shed light on early mammalian evolution, revealing earlier and independent development of key features like the jaw and middle ear. The discovery of new cynodont ...

The researchers uncovered a ‘mammalian-style’ contact between the skull and the lower jaw in Riograndia guaibensis, a cynodont species that lived 17 million years before the previously oldest known ...

A, Diademodon; B, Trirachodon; C and D, Massetognathus. Below is the ventral view of the skull of a cynodont showing the position of the stapes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — A researcher has found evidence that the treeless, rugged, grassland landscape of the Falkland Islands was home to a lush, diverse rainforest up to ...

The researchers uncovered a ‘mammalian-style’ contact between the skull and the lower jaw in Riograndia guaibensis, a cynodont species that lived 17 million years before the previously oldest ...

Professor Marina Soares of the Museu Nacional, Brazil, stated: “Nowhere else in the world has such a diverse array of cynodont forms, closely related to the earliest mammals.” By integrating these ...