PaleontologybioRxiv
Reptile-like physiology in Early Jurassic stem-mammals
E. Newham, P. G. Gill, P. Brewer…·I. J. Corfe
The paper uses synchrotron X-ray imaging to show Early Jurassic stem-mammals had lifespans and femoral blood flow rates similar to reptiles, indicating reptile-like physiology rather than endothermic metabolism.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-18898-4