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Paleontologists Find Evidence of Hibernation-Like State in Tusks of Triassic Mammal Relative | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of U.S. paleontologists reports evidence of a hibernation-like condition in Lystrosaurus, an early relative of mammals that lived between 253 and 248 million years ago (Early Triassic epoch).
In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of U.S. paleontologists reports evidence of a hibernation-like condition in Lystrosaurus, an early relative of mammals that lived between 253 and 248 million years ago (Early Triassic epoch). The discovery was enabled by high-resolution of incremental growth marks preserved in the fossilized tusks of Lystrosaurus from Antarctica.
An artists impression of Lystrosaurus. Image credit: Victor O. Leshyk, www.victorleshyk.com / Univer…
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