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Published online 1 February 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010201-11
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Shaking the family tree
Resolution is emerging from the gunsmoke surrounding the origin of mammals such as ourselves.
Acrimonious debate has raged over the past decade between biologists seeking to clarify the evolutionary links between mammals as diverse as humans, elephants and bats. Now two reports1,2 published this week go some way towards untangling the branches of the mammalian family tree.
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