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While the earliest C. megalodon remains were reported from late Oligocene strata, around 28 million years old, a more reliable date for the origin of the species is the early Miocene, about 23 million years ago.
No one really knows for sure what the first mammal was, but there are two top contenders for the title: the Megazostrodon and the M â¦ organucodon. Both are believed to have lived around 200 million years ago and the species are closely related. 2 people found this useful.he first mammal to orbit the earth was the dog Laika on November 3 1957 in the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2. which was not designed for her retrieval. Unfortunately Laikia died about six hours after launch.