Scientists Discover Prehistoric Saber-Toothed Predator That Predates the Dinosaurs
Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest gorgonopsian fossil on Mallorca, dating from 270-280 million years ago. This therapsid,
270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
Incredible Fossils Reveal Oldest-Known Saber-Toothed Predator Lived 280 Million Years Ago
We can hear thanks to our middle ear bones, something that began with holes in the sides of therapsid skulls. Among these ancient animals was a group of saber-toothed gorgonopsians, the oldest of which were thought to have lived 265 million years ago.
Fossil predator is the oldest known animal with “saber teeth”
Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was related to the ancestors of mammals.
'Dog-Like' Fossil Discovery May Be Oldest Known Saber-Toothed Animal
The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day.
Dog before dinosaurs? 270-million-year-old saber-toothed predator stuns scientists
Researchers in Spain found the oldest therapsid on record and with saber-toothed teeth. Mammals are the last surviving members of this ancient group, so this “dog-like” relative is changing what they thought they knew about this therapsid and giving them new insights into where we come from.
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This dog-like predator is the oldest known mammal ancestor
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Discovered in Mallorca, the oldest ancestor of mammals in the world
The oldest known ancestor of mammals lived at least 270 million years ago in what is now Mallorca. About one meter long, it ...
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Earless, hairless, apex predator with saber teeth: Oldest known ancestor of mammals found in Mallor
Researchers uncovered what may be the earliest known ancestor of mammals, a gorgonopsian fossil, in Mallorca, Spain, dating ...