| Unnuakomys Temporal range: Maastrichtian | |
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| Unnuakomys (lower left, inside hollow trunk) being stalked by a dromaeosaur, alongside Pachyrhinosaurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ↑ 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. 17 (21): 1805–1824. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1560369. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 92613824.
- ↑ "Cretaceous Marsupial Lived Above Arctic Circle | Paleontology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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