#  How the mammalian backbone evolved – one region at a time 

 





September 21, 2018

 

 

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MCZ postdoc [Katrina Jones](https://www.katrinaejones.com/), MCZ Faculty-Curator [Stephanie Pierce](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/spierce) and collaborators investigated fossils with intact backbones from museums around the world to study the origins of the regionalized spine, once thought to be unique to mammals. The research is published in *[Science](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6408/1249)* and featured in *[Science Magazine](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/evolution-spine-fueled-rise-mammals-and-human-back-problems?utm_source=sciencemagazine&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=howspinesrose-21574)* and the [Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/10/study-examines-how-mammal-backbones-changed-during-evolution/?fbclid=IwAR3ipCNfBn1o8TuIzZg0DDjXgPsf-MeMuIlHywtQ260beRP5ffkixid1OJY).*

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Vertebrate Paleontology ](/news/vertebrate-paleontology)