Studies of a Liaoning fossil reveal the first evidence of a mammal that was larger than a mouse.
Mammals Vs. Dinos: Repenomamus Discovery
Studies of a Liaoning fossil reveal the first evidence of a mammal that was larger than a mouse.
Added: Oct 23, 2008
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