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flag Scientists discover 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, Mixodectes pungens, linked to primate evolution.

flag Scientists have uncovered details about Mixodectes pungens, a 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, from a well-preserved skeleton found in New Mexico. flag Weighing about 3 pounds, the animal mainly ate leaves and lived in trees. flag Research, published in Scientific Reports, shows Mixodectes is closely related to primates and colugos, placing it relatively close to humans on the evolutionary tree. flag This study narrows the debate on its evolutionary position among mammals.

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