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Mixodectes pungens: Enigmatic Mammal from Early Paleocene was Claw-Climbing Arborealist


A small mixodectid mammal called Mixodectes pungens had skeletal features adapted to living in trees, largely dined on leaves, and weighed about 1.3 kg, according to an analysis a remarkably complete skeleton discovered in New Mexico.

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