Tag Archives: Mammals

Visitors at the Natural History Museum in London observe the 47-million-year-old skeleton of Darwinius masillae, commonly known as 'Ida,' a fossil primate about the size of a small cat with a long tail.
c. 60 Million BCE: The Evolution and Diversity of Primates

Primates, evolving behavioral strategies to survive in a predator-dominated world, are characterized by hands, hand-like feet, and forward-facing eyes. Ranging from lemurs to gorillas, their adaptations for tree-dwelling have led to enhanced vision and intelligence, [...]

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