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Independent reporting corroborates the fossil’s swimming adaptations and multiple tooth generations. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Earliest confirmed swimming mammal discovered in China · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:2e84b567044cedabc7f41e986e31cc9b09c56adabadae87cc1ae197b3bbf52c4

The fossil, named Dongoconodon platycauda, had webbed-like hands and feet and a flattened tail, suggesting it was adapted to swimming. The researchers also found evidence of multiple generations of teeth in some tooth positions.