Reconstruction of <i>Xianshou songae</i> (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

Reconstruction of <i>Xianshou songae</i>

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This is a reconstruction of the new mammal species, Xianshou songae. This mouse-sized animal was a tree dweller in the Jurassic forests and belonged to an extinct group of Mesozoic mammals called Euharamiyida.

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© Zhao Chuang

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