Jurassic Fossil Reveals Early Mammal Could Swim and Suckle
A Jurassic fossil from China shows Megacauda sungei had throat anatomy enabling it to swallow as an adult and suckle milk.
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 7 Oct 2026. Nature published first, on 7 October at 00:00 UTC; Latest News from Science Magazine followed 11h 10m later. The most recent article, from New Scientist, appeared on 7 October at 15:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Nature (major outlet), Latest News from Science Magazine (major outlet), New Scientist.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- NatureAn early predecessor to mammals could swim, suckle and swallow
- NatureA Jurassic mammaliaform swimmer and transformation of the mammalian pharynx
- Latest News from Science MagazineWas this odd animal the world’s first milk suckler?
- New ScientistStunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Was this odd animal the world’s first milk suckler? Latest News from Science Magazine ·
- An early predecessor to mammals could swim, suckle and swallow Nature ·
- A Jurassic mammaliaform swimmer and transformation of the mammalian pharynx Nature ·
- Stunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling New Scientist
In this story
- Megacauda sungei