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250-million-year-old fossil proves that mammal ancestors laid eggs - AOL
Apr 18, 2026 - The little skeleton was curled so tightly it looked as if it had never really entered the world. For years, that mattered because paleontologists suspected...
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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-egg-mammal-ancestor-first-time-ever
X-Rays Reveal First Evidence That Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs : ScienceAlert
For more than 180 years, scientists have hypothesized that the ancestors of mammals laid eggs, but haven't found any fossils to prove it.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/250-million-year-old-fossil-proves-mammal-ancestors-laid-eggs/
250-million-year-old fossil proves mammal ancestors laid eggs | Scientific American
Apr 15, 2026 - Laying eggs may have helped mammal ancestors thrive after Earth’s worst mass extinction
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260414075642.htm
Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it | ScienceDaily
In the aftermath of Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event, one unlikely survivor rose to dominate a shattered world: Lystrosaurus. Now, a stunning fossil...
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https://www.popsci.com/science/did-mammal-ancestors-lay-eggs/
Proto-mammals laid eggs, paleontologists finally confirm | Popular Science
Apr 9, 2026 - Lystrosaurus fills in a major evolutionary gap.
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https://theconversation.com/embryo-fossil-found-in-south-africa-is-worlds-oldest-proof-that-mammal-ancestors-laid-eggs-277673
Embryo fossil found in South Africa is world’s oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs
A detailed scan of a fossil therapsid embryo reveals the oldest egg belonging to a mammalian ancestor.
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https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/strange-mammal-ancestor-laid-huge-leathery-eggs-and-it-was-key-to-surviving-the-worlds-worst-mass-extinction
Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs — and it was key to surviving the world's worst...
Apr 15, 2026 - Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal Lystrosaurus laid eggs, which answers...
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