Biology:Unnuakomys

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Short description: Extinct species of mammal

Unnuakomys
Temporal range: Maastrichtian 69 Ma
Prince Creek Formation fauna.png
Unnuakomys (lower left, inside hollow trunk) being stalked by a dromaeosaur, alongside Pachyrhinosaurus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Pediomyidae
Genus: Unnuakomys
Eberle et al., 2019
Type species
Unnuakomys hutchisoni
Eberle et al., 2019

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]

Paleobiology

Weighing less than an ounce, Unnuakomys was about the size of a mouse.[2] It was likely an insectivore.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q65085182 entry