Jurassic fossil sheds light on early evolution of mammalian milk drinking

An international research team has discovered fossil evidence indicating that the anatomical structures necessary for mammalian suckling and milk consumption evolved around 165 million years ago. This finding, published in Nature, pushes back the origins of breastfeeding behaviors to well before the emergence of modern mammals. The study provides new insights into the evolutionary history of a key mammalian trait.

Originally published by gnews