The cave of bones: A story of solenodon survival

bbc ^ | 1 June 2010 | Rebecca Morelle

[aruanan]

So that's what we ate down there! Just kidding.

[Rebelbase]

A furry armadillo.

[colorado tanker]

The Last Survivors team is also trying to find out exactly how this animal has been able to survive for a remarkable 76 million years.

That must be solendon years.

[SunkenCiv]

Could be, although it *may* have been more than one solendon involved. ;’)

Hated her in “Bull Durham”.

[colorado tanker]

Susan Solendon:

[wildbill]

Tell me this animal doesn’t resemble an animal from another recent post about egg laying mammal.

“The long-beaked echidna, found in the rain forest of New Guinea’s Foja mountains, has adapted in remarkable ways. A monotreme, from a group of egg-laying mammals that have been around since the time of the dinosaurs, this primitive animal serves as a living link between mammals and reptiles.”