Survival of the newest: the mammals that survive mass extinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought

ScienceDaily
Oct 5, 2023, 11:07 am109 pts
For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging times (like those during mass extinctions) made it because they were generalists that were able to eat just about anything and adapt to whatever life threw at them. A new study into the mammal family tree through…

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