Unnuakomys
Sign in to saveUnnuakomys is an extinct genus of 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. The type (and only) species is U. hutchisoni.
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Unnuakomys is an extinct genus of 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. The type (and only) species is U. hutchisoni.
== Taxonomy == The known fossil material of Unnuakomys consists of over 60 teeth, along with multiple dentaries and a maxillary fragment. These fossils are from the Pediomys Point locality of the Prince Creek Formation. The holotype is DMNH 21353, a left maxillary fragment containing second and third molars.
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