Early human relative predates dinosaurs
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 19:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The world's first known tree-dwelling vertebrate has just been identified, according to a new study. The tiny, agile animal lived 30 million years before the first dinosaurs and was a distant relative of mammals, including humans.
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