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Scientists discover 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, Mixodectes pungens, linked to primate evolution.
Scientists have uncovered details about Mixodectes pungens, a 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, from a well-preserved skeleton found in New Mexico.
Weighing about 3 pounds, the animal mainly ate leaves and lived in trees.
Research, published in Scientific Reports, shows Mixodectes is closely related to primates and colugos, placing it relatively close to humans on the evolutionary tree.
This study narrows the debate on its evolutionary position among mammals.
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Los científicos descubren a un mamífero de 62 millones de años que habita en los árboles, Mixodectes pungens, vinculado a la evolución de los primates.