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Castorocauda is an extinct, semi-aquatic,
superficially otter-like
genus of
docodont mammaliaforms with one species, C. lutrasimilis. It is part of the...
- 10 cm (3.94 in)
Morganucodon might not have
needed it. The
docodont Castorocauda,
further removed from
crown group mammals than Hadrocodium, had two layers...
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evidence of hair is
found in a well-preserved
specimen of the
docodontan Castorocauda,
though hair
likely evolved much
earlier in synapsids. The structure...
- fur, and at any rate fur was
already present in
Mammaliaformes such as
Castorocauda and Megaconus.
Early cynodonts had
numerous small foramina on
their snout...
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unambiguous imprints of hair is the
Callovian (late
middle Jur****ic)
Castorocauda and
several contemporary haramiyidans, both non-mammalian mammaliaform...
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nocturnal insectivore niche from the mid-Jur****ic onwards; the Jur****ic
Castorocauda, for example, was a
close relative of true
mammals that had adaptations...
- back as docodonts,
haramiyidans and eutriconodonts, with
specimens of
Castorocauda,
Megaconus and
Spinolestes preserving compound follicles with both guard...
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Carnegie scientists made
critical discoveries such as
Puijila darwini,
Castorocauda lutrasimilis, and
Hadrocodium wui.
Portion of the
dinosaur exhibit. Fossil...
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similar to
modern placentals was aquatic, the Jur****ic
mammaliaform Castorocauda. It
seems to have been
adapted to
water much like a beaver, with teeth...
- evolved,
remaining relatively small, but
spreading widely; the Jur****ic
Castorocauda, for example, had
adaptations for swimming,
digging and
catching fish...
