Articles for tag: ancient species, early mammals, Fossil Discovery, UK paleontology

a close up of the teeth of a dog

New Species of Early Mammal with Razor-Sharp Teeth Found in Dorset UK

Suhail Ahmed

On a wind-swept stretch of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, a tiny jaw just 16.5 millimeters long has opened a surprisingly large window into deep time. The fossil, pulled from Durlston Bay near Swanage, belongs to a brand-new species of early mammal that carried razor-like teeth and a toolkit built for survival alongside dinosaurs. In a hypothetical ...