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varied diet
Coverage of varied diet in the Nexus archive.
- This tiny mammal survived the dinosaur apocalypse and changed life on Earth
A newly discovered prehistoric mammal, Cimolodon desosai, may explain how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The 75-million-year-old species, found in Baja California, had traits like a small body and varied diet that likely improved survival odds, with its lineage aiding mammal endurance through Earth's deadly extinction event.