Fossil Skull of <i>Hadrocodium wui</i> (IMAGE)

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Fossil Skull of <i>Hadrocodium wui</i>

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The fossil of the Jurassic mammal Hadrocodium wui -- its skull is only 12 millimeters (less than 0.5 inch) long and estimated to weigh only 2 grams. The CT scan of its braincase reveals new information about the sense of smell in early mammals.

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Photo: Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History

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