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News Release 18-104
Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life
Researchers say findings offer new framework for understanding evolution of island biota
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Reconstruction of the Eocene paleoenvironment of the Pontide terrane in Turkey, where the new marsupial fossils were found.
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro, University of Kansas
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Fossils of the archaic ungulate Hilalia eroding from Eocene (geologic epoch 56 to 33.9 million years ago) outcrops in northern Turkey
Credit: Chris Beard, University of Kansas
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Eocene outcrops in northern Turkey that have yielded an insular mammal fauna.
Credit: Gregoire Metais, CNRS (France)
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Scientists searching for fossil specimens in Eocene outcrops of northern Turkey.
Credit: Gregoire Metais, CNRS (France)
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Scientists screenwashing Eocene sediment to recover microvertebrate fossils.
Credit: Gregoire Metais, CNRS (France)
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Scientists examine Eocene carbonate rocks in northern Turkey.
Credit: Gregoire Metais, CNRS (France)
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