Skeleton of <i>Spinolestes</i> (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Skeleton of <i>Spinolestes</i>

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Skeleton of the Cretaceous mammal Spinolestes with preserved fur shadows. The outer ear can be seen at the upper edge of the photo (arrow). During preparation, the skeleton was transferred to a plastic matrix.

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Photo: Georg Oleschinski. With permission of Nature Publishing Group

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