{
  "id": 28641,
  "title": "Early Miocene Fossil Rewrites Family Tree of Little Carnivorous Marsupials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/24/early-miocene-fossil-rewrites-family-tree-of-little-carnivorous",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-24T20:40:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/paleontology/miyumba-chrisdickmani-14944.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales have described a new genus and species of dasyurid marsupial from the Early Miocene of Australia, offering the first solid evidence that the family Dasyuridae -- which today includes quolls, Tasmanian devils and tiny antechinuses -- existed long before scientists had proof of it in the fossil record. The post Early Miocene Fossil Rewrites…",
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  "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."
}