科学家发现6 200万年前的植树哺乳动物Mixodectes pungens, 与灵长类进化相关联。 Scientists discover 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, Mixodectes pungens, linked to primate evolution.

科学家们从新墨西哥州发现的 保存良好的骨骼中 发现了有关Mixodectes pungens的细节 这个有6200万年历史的树木栖息的哺乳动物 Scientists have uncovered details about Mixodectes pungens, a 62-million-year-old tree-dwelling mammal, from a well-preserved skeleton found in New Mexico. 体重大约3磅, 动物主要吃叶子 住在树上。 Weighing about 3 pounds, the animal mainly ate leaves and lived in trees. 研究报告发表在《科学报告》中,其中显示Mixodectes与灵长类和Colugos密切相关,在进化树上与人类相对接近。 Research, published in Scientific Reports, shows Mixodectes is closely related to primates and colugos, placing it relatively close to humans on the evolutionary tree. 本研究缩小了哺乳动物对其进化立场的辩论范围。 This study narrows the debate on its evolutionary position among mammals.