Akidolestes

In Depth        Akidolestes displays a number of‭ ‬features which are seen in monotreme mammals,‭ ‬including a similar pubis and the presence of cervical ribs.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬other observations of the holotype specimen mean that there is no doubt that Akidolestes was a spalacotheriid mammal.‭ ‬The monotreme-like features are probably convergent features or traits from an ancestral … Read more