A keratinous epidermal appendage of mammals. Its poor preservation in many fossils limits direct reconstruction of its early history.
Lanugo is the fine hair covering much of the fetal body during a stage of development. It is normally shed and replaced as development progresses. It is a developmental hair type rather than a separate permanent skin organ.

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