Unnuakomys
Unnuakomys is an extinct metatherian mammal from the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous. It was discovered in the Prince Creek Formation of Alaska, and is the northernmost metatherian known.[1]
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| Unnuakomys (lower left, inside hollow trunk) being stalked by a dromaeosaur | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Pediomyidae |
| Genus: | †Unnuakomys Eberle 2019 |
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| †Unnuakomys hutchisoni Eberle 2019 | |
Paleobiology
Weighing less than an ounce, Unnuakomys was about the size of a mouse.[2] It was likely an insectivore.
References
- Eberle, Jaelyn J.; Clemens, William A.; McCarthy, Paul J.; Fiorillo, Anthony R.; Erickson, Gregory M.; Druckenmiller, Patrick S. (2019-02-14). "Northernmost record of the Metatheria: a new Late Cretaceous pediomyid from the North Slope of Alaska". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 0 (21): 1805–1824. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1560369. ISSN 1477-2019.
- "Cretaceous Marsupial Lived Above Arctic Circle | Paleontology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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