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An international team analysed functional morphology of the neck and paleoecology of the Late Cretaceous<\/a> eutherian<\/a> mammal Zalambdalestes lechei<\/i> from Mongolia<\/a>. An almost complete associated cervical skeleton, including six out of total seven vertebrae was found nearly 60 years ago by the Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition<\/a> in the Djadokhta Formation<\/a>. Novel tools including micro-CT tomography<\/a> now allow for linking the strange morphology to this animal\u2019s feeding and defensive behaviour<\/a> akin to modern tenrecs<\/a>.<\/div>
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PUBLICATION<\/b> \u2014 Arnold P., Janiszewska K.<\/a>, Li Q., O\u2019Connor J.K., Fostowicz-Frelik \u0141<\/a>. 2024. The Late Cretaceous eutherian Zalambdalestes<\/i> reveals unique axis and complex evolution of the mammalian neck. Science Bulletin<\/i> 69: 1767\u20131775<\/a>. doi: 10.1016\/j.scib.2024.04.027z<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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