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  "id": 12705627,
  "title": "This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/this-surprising-mammal-fossil-is-giving-scientists-something-to-chew",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:59:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-5991361/fossil-mammal-platypus-chew-swallow-suckle-earliest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}