One ancient swimming mammal fossil and two evolutionary surprises, including a third set of teeth

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What may have looked like a cross between a platypus and a beaverlike rodent and lived around 120 million years ago?

Dongoconodon platycauda, a newly discovered fossil mammal from northeastern China.

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  • What may have looked like a cross between a platypus and a beaverlike rodent and lived around 120 million years ago?
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:00:26 UTC.

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