Tag Archives: Cynodonts

An artist's depiction of Megazostrodon, a small, furry, shrew-like early mammal, encountering a scorpion, first appearing in the fossil record around 200 million years ago
c. 220 Million BCE: The Evolutionary Journey of Mammals

Tracing mammals' evolution, this article highlights their origins from synapsids in the Pennsylvanian period, their survival through the Great Dying, and the rise to dominance post-dinosaur extinction, aided by unique characteristics and environmental changes