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The oldest mammal fossil in Japan

June 13th, 2008 by James

A photo of a jaw bone fossil recently found in Hyogo Prefecture:

Experts believe it came from a mammal that lived about 140 million years ago, which would make it the oldest mammal fossil ever found in Japan.



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Comment by kabocha5000
2008-06-13 17:44:28

huh… I guess even 140 million years ago people in Japan owned one of those little apartment dogs…

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