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UF science discovery raises questions about origin of African mammals

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Into Africa” rather than “Out of Africa” could well be the better description of how certain mammals originated and spread across the world, according to a University of Florida scientist, who has found the first evidence for origins in North America of a mammal thought to be endemic to Africa.

Filed under Natural History, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 24, 2005.

UF Researcher: Ideas About Fossil Horses Undergo Evolution In Thinking

Gainesville, Fla. — The old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be, says a University of Florida researcher whose findings show that the evolution of horses had more twists and turns than previously thought.

Filed under Natural History, Research on Monday, March 21, 2005.