Tiny 195 Million Year Old Mammal Foreshadowed Humans
A fossil skull from China reveals a mouse like mammal about the size of a half dollar, dating to 195 million years ago. Scientists name a previously unknown species with a relatively large brain and complex skull for its era, suggesting a smart tiny ancestor of placental mammals.
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Yugoslav Forces Seal Last Kosovo Buffer Zone Section
Yugoslav troops and police entered the final segment of Kosovo’s buffer zone near Konculj amid little resistance. One Albanian rebel commander was killed, while others laid down arms as ethnic tensions lingered and leadership urged political aims.
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Tiny 196 Million-Year-Old Mammal Fossil Found in China
Researchers uncover a two hundred million year old tiny mammal in southwestern China with a brain larger than typical for its era. The find pushes back the emergence of key mammalian traits such as separate jaw bones and a complex inner ear by about 45 million years, suggesting Hadrocodium may be an early ancestor of all mammals including humans.
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Ashcroft says McVeigh has all documents now
Attorney General John Ashcroft said federal officials have provided Timothy McVeigh’s lawyers with all previously missing papers. He noted the FBI turned up about 900 pages, while stressing the material does not cast doubt on McVeigh’s guilt. Defense lawyer Rob Nigh said a delay remains possible if new evidence is used to seek it.
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