The first eutherian mammal and the first metatherian mammal are both found in China. Is this an enormous coincidence?

What will be an ideal response?


No; if eutherians and metatherians diverged from a common ancestor, then we would expect to find that the origin of both groups was in the same place.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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