MyFood From Germany
Introduction
Peek inside the milk carton
   The cow
   From cow to carton
   Made from milk
   Milk makes you...
   Milk-producing animals
   How to milk a cow
   How to make butter
   How to make whipped cream
   How to make ice cream
   The eomaia
   Cow 101
   Cow, grass and milk
   More about milk animals
   More cow to carton
   A day on a dairy farm
   Dairy products
   Mysteries of milking
   A perfect food?
   A brief history of milk
   Lactose intolerance
   Mother's milk
   The chemistry of milk
   The economics of milk
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Introducing: The Eomaia

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A long, long time ago, one animal was the first to produce milk ...

Name: Eomaia (rodent-like animal)

Type: Mammal

Status: Extinct

Lived: About 125 million years ago

Time period: Cretaceous Era

Where: China

Length: approx. 4 inches

Weight: approx. 3/4 of an ounce

Known for: Being the first animal suspected of producing milk.

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