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mammal

[mam-uhl] / ˈmæm əl /
NOUN
animal
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The discovery provides the first direct evidence that mammal ancestors laid eggs and also helps explain why Lystrosaurus became so successful in post-extinction ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

But such an old mammal bone was the last thing he and his daughter had expected to discover.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s not exactly a chicken and dinosaur-egg question, but which came first, the mammal or the giant lizard?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Australia/New Guinea today has no equally large mammals, in fact no mammal larger than 100-pound kangaroos.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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