Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals

A new study has identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs: the rise of flowering plants; the evolution of tribosphenic molars in mammals; and the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs, which reduced competition between mammals and other vertebrates in terrestrial ecosystems.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2vvEidp

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A “ghost” great white shark just reignited a 160-year Mediterranean mystery

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