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Jurassic fossils and mammalian antiquity

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Two new Jurassic fossils yield conflicting reconstructions of the mammalian tree. These divergent genealogies have profoundly different implications for the origin and early diversification of mammals. See Article p.163 & Letter p.199

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Figure 1: Alternative interpretations of early mammalian history.

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  1. Richard L. Cifelli is at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma 73072, USA.,

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  2. Brian M. Davis is in the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.,

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