Synapsida

Potamotherium It's the last post of the year for 2023, and that means it's time once again to take a brief look at discoveries from ...

Leptomeryx The Grande Coupure was, strictly defined, an event unique to Europe, caused by the drying up of the water channels separating it ...

Over the course of this year, I have looked at all the species of the raccoon and skunk families, two groups of smallish carnivorous mamma...

Xenorophus Other than their obvious physical adaptations, one of the most familiar features of dolphins and whales is their ability to use u...

One of the distinguishing features of mammals is that they invest a lot of time and effort in caring for their young. Of course, birds do th...

A few weeks ago , I talked about how group-living mammals decide when and where to move, and how their decision-making leadership is structu...

Sunda stink badger As I mentioned at the beginning of this series , for most of the 20th century, skunks were thought to be mustelids, membe...