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Earliest mammals sniffed their way to smarts
A UT paleontologist led team shows mammal brain evolution began with the sense of smell, then touch and movement. The study cites Morganu codon and Hadrocodium from about 190 million years ago and notes insects fed these early creatures as olfaction aided foraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy B. Rowe
University of Texas
Rowe
R. Glenn Northcutt
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Morganucodon