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120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage

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A new species of deltatheroidan mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed ancestor of marsupials yet found, offering fresh evidence that Asia played a central role in the deep evolutionary split between marsupials and placental mammals. The post 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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A new species of deltateroid mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed marsupial ancestor found so far, offering new evidence that Asia played a central role in the evolutionary split between marsupials and placentals.

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A new mammalian fossil from China, dated about 120 million years, can be the oldest confirmed ancestor of the marsupials. The discovery, which suggests the importance of Asia in the divergence...

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sci.news broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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