165-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Ancient Origins of Mammal Milk Drinking
A Jurassic fossil named Megacauda sungei shows that structures for suckling evolved long before modern mammals appeared.
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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 10 Oct 2026. Times of India published first, on 10 October at 16:28 UTC; Spotlight news only followed 23h 32m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 12 October at 18:00 UTC.
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How it unfolded
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- Times of India165-million-year-old fossil reveals mammal ancestor with modern feeding traits
- Spotlight news onlyJurassic fossil reveals ancient origins of how mammals drink milk
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesNew Jurassic crocodile species had unusually slender teeth, suggesting it fed on shrimp and tiny fish
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- New Jurassic crocodile species had unusually slender teeth, suggesting it fed on shrimp and tiny fish Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Jurassic fossil reveals ancient origins of how mammals drink milk Spotlight news only
- 165-million-year-old fossil reveals mammal ancestor with modern feeding traits Times of India
In this story
- Megacauda sungei
- Nature