How did mammals come to be the planet’s dominant vertebrate creatures? In the June Scientific American paleontologists Stephen Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Zhe-Xi Luo of the University of Chicago describe recent fossil discoveries that have helped scientists map the group’s fascinating evolutionary journey. To learn more about the early mammals and mammal relatives mentioned in the article, check out the links below.
Meet the Early Mammals
A flurry of fossil discoveries over the past 15 years is allowing researchers to piece together the rise of mammals
This article was originally published with the title "Ascent of the Mammals" in Scientific American 314, 6, (June 2016)
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