Contact: Jaelyn Eberle
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University of Colorado at Boulder
Caption: A hippo-like mammal known as Coryphodon was one of several ancient mammal groups that endured twilight winters in the high Arctic 53 million year ago, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Credit: Image copyright American Museum of Natural History/D. Finnin.
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