Scientists studying the fat-tailed dunnart, a tiny Australian marsupial, have uncovered genetic clues that explain how different mammals develop their facial features. Marsupials like the dunnart are born extremely early and must quickly develop the muscles and senses needed to crawl into their mother’s pouch, while placental mammals, such as humans and mice, complete most of their development before birth. The findings offer new insight into how faces evolved across mammals, providing an invaluable reference for future mammalian evolution studies. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gcYANqun
