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An early predecessor to mammals could swim, suckle and swallow

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  • Nature · October 7, 2026 00:00
    Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03069-0 A fossil of an early ancestor of mammals from the Jurassic period reveals a mammal-like throat passage (pharynx) and throat bones (hyoids). It fills a gap in our knowledge about throat features in the animals from which…