Jurassic fossil reveals early mammaliaform adaptations

An international research team led by Shenyang Normal University has discovered and named Megacauda sungei, the largest known Jurassic docodont mammaliaform. The fossil was found in Jurassic rock formations dating back about 160 million years in Ningcheng County, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The study was published online in Nature on October 7.