Faded Genes: The 7 Most Primitive Living Mammals

Solenodon

Faded Genes: The 7 Most Primitive Living Mammals(image via: belgianchocolate)

Solenodons (fam. Solenodontidae) are the poster kids for the “living fossil” designation, having barely changed over the past 75-odd million years. Resembling large shrews with scaly, hairless tails, solenodons are found today…

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