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News Release 09-194
Paleontologists Discover New Fossil Mammal
Chipmunk-sized animal lived 123 million years ago in the Liaoning Province in China
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Life reconstruction of the new fossil mammal, as a chipmunk-sized animal.
Credit: MA Klingler, CMNH
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The fossil, about five inches long, was discovered northeast of Beijing, China.
Credit: MA Klinger/CMNH
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A comparison of the middle ears of a modern mammal and the newly discovered fossil mammal.
Credit: Z-X Luo/CMNH
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The fossil ear-jaw structure is similar to that of modern mammals at fetal growth stages.
Credit: Z-H Luo/CMNH
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The researchers' findings appear in the October 9 issue of Science magazine.
Credit: Copyright 2009 AAAS
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