The Invasion of the Night

• Opossums are Nocturnal
• So are Sloths

The First Mammals

• Jaw of Morganucodon
• The "Lost Tribe" of Mammals: The Multituberculates
• View a Multituberculate Skull in 3-D (Requires Shockwave Plug-in)
• Recently Discovered Early Cretaceous Monotreme Mammal: Chocolate Beast from Dinosaur Cove
• Carnegie Museum's Report of a Recently Discovered Triconodont Mammal: Jeholodens jenkinsi (145 Ma) or Read the Press Release
• American Museum's Feature on Mongolian Mammals
• Images and Lecture Notes for Living Monotremes
• An Introduction to the Platypus
• Environment Australia's Platypus Facts
  
  
  Visit Andreas Kopp whose The Platypus Gallery was the Source of this Monotreme Image (Unfortunately, He No Longer Maintains It)

Tribosphenic Molar

• Introduction to Mammal Teeth
• Overview of Kinds of Teeth and Diversity of Cheek Teeth
• Carnegie Museum's Report of a Recently Discovered Chinese "Missing Link" Mammal: Zhangheotherium quinquescuspidens (pronounced Jang-ha-theer-ee-um Kin-kay-kusp-i-dens)

Marsupials and Placentals

• Recent Discovery of an Ancient (80 Ma) Well-Preserved Marsupial from Mongolia: Deltatheridium
• Mammal Miocene Fossil Sites at Outback Queensland, Australia
• Lecture Notes Comparing Reproduction in Marsupials and Plancentals
  
  
  Visit the Source of this Deltatheridium Image at BBC News Webpage
  

The Inferiority of Mammals

• Skeleton Display of Mesozoic Mammal
• American Museum's Feature on Cretaceous Critters (80 Ma)

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