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But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2023

The results recalibrate what some previous studies had proposed about the origins of endothermy in mammals.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2022

But Straka agrees that ear canal bones become more prevalent in future endothermy studies, for example in the debate over dinosaur warm-bloodedness that has lasted decades.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 20, 2022

But the authors offer a number of possible explanations, including that the reptiles’ large eyes and endothermy may have made them better hunters.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

During the course of evolution, therefore, each species' Ḣb evolves to provide it with the best match between its energy requirements for continuous endothermy, its food supply, and the thermal characteristics of its environment.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.