Ancient Chinese Fossil Reveals Mammal-Dinosaur Clash

Researchers have discovered a fossil in China that suggests ancient mammals may have attacked and eaten larger dinosaurs. The fossil, found in 2012, is believed to be from 125 million years ago and shows a mammal similar to a badger attacking a small beaked dinosaur. The moment was preserved in a lava flow from a nearby volcano. This finding challenges the previous belief that small mammals only scavenged dead dinosaurs and provides evidence that mammals were capable of attacking and fighting back against dinosaurs.