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News Release 14-145
Scientists discover fossil of bizarre groundhog-like mammal on Madagascar
Newly discovered fossil alters thinking on evolution of early mammals
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Artist's reconstruction of the huge groundhog-like animal that once lived on Madagascar.
Credit: Luci Bette-Nash and Gary Staab
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NSF-funded paleontologists discover fossil of groundhog-like mammal on Madagascar.
Credit: Stony Brook University/NSF
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The skull of the newly discovered mammal Vintana sertichi at an early stage of excavation.
Credit: Joseph Groenke
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Scientists near the Madagascar site where Vintana sertichi's skull was found.
Credit: Joseph J.W. Sertich
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Paleontologist David Krause excavating fossils from sediments in Madagascar.
Credit: Dede Randrianarista
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Scientist Joseph J.W. Sertich, a member of the team, conducting field work in Madagascar.
Credit: Courtesy Joseph J.W. Sertich
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The sediment block in which the skull of Vintana sertichi was later seen on CT scans.
Credit: Courtesy of Joseph J.W. Sertich
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