"Although Oligokyphus was initially described in the 1950s, these detailed recent scans confirmed previous interpretations of the jaw joint structure, making it possible to confidently include them in ...

Co-author of the paper Dr Pam Gill, Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum London and the University of Bristol, added, "This study was made possible because of specimens from three key ...

"Although Oligokyphus was initially described in the 1950s, these detailed recent scans confirmed previous interpretations of the jaw joint structure, making it possible to confidently include them in ...

在1800年代，在南非的三叠纪晚期地层首次发现三瘤齿兽类的化石。三瘤齿兽类过去被认为是最早的哺乳动物。例如其中的小驼兽（Oligokyphus），外表类似黄鼠狼或水貂，拥有长而纤细的身体跟尾巴，四肢已演化成笔直地竖立在身体下，如同现今哺乳类。 三瘤齿 ...