
Evolution
The Ascent of Mammals
Recent fossil discoveries reveal that evolution began laying the groundwork for their rise to world domination long before the dinosaur-killing asteroid cleared the playing field
Zhe-Xi Luo is a paleontologist at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the early evolution of mammals.
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