Fossil Teeth Reveal How Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Adapted to Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago

Aug 5, 2025 - 17:00
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Fossil Teeth Reveal How Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Adapted to Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago
Dissacus praenuntius. Image credit: DiBgd / CC BY 4.0.

During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a flesh-eating mesonychid mammal called Dissacus praenuntius responded in a surprising way -- it started eating more bones.

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