‘Crazy beast’ fossil discovered in Madagascar

‘Crazy beast’ fossil discovered in Madagascar

A reconstruction of Adalatherium hui. Credit: Andrey Atuchin.

When in isolation, animals evolve bizarre features and behaviours.

Adding to the weird and wonderful fauna on the island of Madagascar, a mammal the size of an opossum that resembled a badger roamed amid dinosaurs and giant crocodiles 66 million years ago, reports a paper published in the journal Nature.

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