mammals
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The coastal city was also the site of a massive oil spill in 1969 that killed thousands of birds, fish and sea mammals, and helped launch the state’s environmental movement.
From Los Angeles Times
Since then, the site has produced fossils of turtles, lizards, and mammals, along with many snake remains, including some that have played an important role in paleontology.
From Science Daily
Icebergs colliding and the chatter of marine mammals generate sounds that complicate submarine detection.
They weren’t allowed to experiment with mammals, including rats, so they isolated tissue samples from anglerfish, the carnivorous bottom-feeders with razor sharp teeth.
Covering just 2.5 square kilometres, the island has no native land mammals, which means any wolves found there must have been transported by people.
From Science Daily
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