Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery.

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history: a group of 50 skeletons found in a burial ground, believed to be from the Viking Era. The skeletal remains ...

Yale University. (2025, March 11). A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 ...

But a new study of the most complete skeleton of the species known to exist has answered many questions about the enigmatic critter — first described in 1883 by famed paleontologist Edward ...