Cretaceous zhelestid mammals are zalambdalestoids

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10861-5New Mongolian fossil evidence shows zhelestids were not placental-like herbivore relatives, but a dental variant within Zalambdalestoidea, with distinctive molars alongside zalambdalestid skull and limb traits.

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Cretaceous zhelestid mammals are zalambdalestoids

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10861-5New Mongolian fossil evidence shows zhelestids were not placental-like herbivore relatives, but a dental variant within Zalambdalestoidea, with distinctive molars alongside zalambdalestid skull and limb traits.

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