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Mammals first appeared around the Late Triassic (200 MYA), alongside the first true dinosaurs. These animals were small, and lived in burrows, and were probably nocturnal.

For further reading, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal#Evolutionary_history

http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/evolution.html

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