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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotragus

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It was also a cold-blooded mammal.

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it wasn't. Or to be exact, we don't know, but it's highly unlikely. In 2009, the bone growth pattern of Myotragus was thought to occur only in cold blooded animals, but in 2012 they found it is widespread in extant mammals as well.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, that's good to know! I wondered how a cold-blooded mammal could be a thing.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TIL there was a 5M year old cold-blooded mammal that humans killed off (but ofc).

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I actually missed the part that we killed them off. "Heh heh, look at the funny-faced little goats. Let's kill 'em!" Jerks.