Mammalian evolution: Relationships to chew over

@article{Weil2001MammalianER,
  title={Mammalian evolution: Relationships to chew over},
  author={Anne Weil},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2001},
  volume={409},
  pages={28-31}
}
  • A. Weil
  • Published 4 January 2001
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Nature
Did advanced mammals evolve on the southern continents and then move north? Not according to a new study, which concludes that such mammals evolved in both the south and the north. 
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