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This 'crazy beast' was a weird early mammal that lived among dinosaurs Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the "crazy beast" that lived 66 million years ago alongside dinosaurs and giant crocodiles on... Posted: Dec 18, 2020 9:52 AM Updated: Dec 18, 2020 12:15 PM Posted By: CNN Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the 'crazy beast' that lived 66 million years ago alongside dinosaurs and giant crocodiles on Madagascar, and it's unlike any mammal ever known, living or extinct. This mammal, about the size of an opossum, had a mix of strange ...

This 'crazy beast' that lived with the dinosaurs was unlike other creatures The unusual 66-million-year-old mammal called Adalatherium "bends and even breaks a lot of rules," researchers say. Listen - 02:20 Andrey Atuchin Scientists say they're baffled by the strange appearance of a 66-million-year-old opossum-sized mammal dubbed the  Adalatherium -- which translates as "crazy beast."  "Knowing what we know about the skeletal anatomy of all living and extinct mammals, it is difficult to imagine that...

'Crazy beast' fossil discovery shows the evolutionary weirdness of early mammals CNN 12/18/2020 By Ashley Strickland, CNN © Andrey Atuchin Adalatherium - Auchin reconstruction: Life-like reconstruction of Adalatherium hui, a new gondwanatherian mammal from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the "crazy beast" that lived 66 million years ago on Madagascar, and it's unlike any mammal ever known, living or extinct. This mammal, about the size of an opossum, had a mix of strange characteristics that haven't been s...

This 'Crazy Beast' From Madagascar Was a Weird Early Mammal That Lived Among Dinosaurs News18 © Provided by News18 This 'Crazy Beast' From Madagascar Was a Weird Early Mammal That Lived Among Dinosaurs Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the "crazy beast" that lived 66 million years ago alongside dinosaurs and giant crocodiles on Madagascar, and it's unlike any mammal ever known, living or extinct. This mammal, about the size of an opossum, had a mix of strange characteristics that haven't been seen together before. It highlights evolutionary str...

Adalatherium (Credit: Andrey Atuchin) (CN) — Archeologists have uncovered another puzzle piece of the history behind prehistoric mammals following the discovery of a well-preserved fossil of a curious little creature whose name directly translates to “crazy beast.” According to a 20 year-long study, published Thursday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the fossil named Adalatherium, fills in some important blanks about ancient mammals from the supercontinent of Gondwana 66 million years ago.  The study was conducted by a team of 14 international researchers, led by David Krause...