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Weird skull from Madagascar reveals ancient mammal

This undated image provided by the journal Nature shows an artist's reconstruction of an ancient mammal Vintana sertichi. The skull of the previously unknown mammal was found in Madagascar. (AP Photo/Nature, Luci Betti-Nash) NEW YORK (AP) — During the dinosaur age most mammals were puny, generally weighing less than a pound. Now a bizarre fossil skull from Madagascar has revealed a comparative giant, one that clocked in at maybe 20 pounds.




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