Zalambdalestes lechei Gregory & Simpson, 1926
Mammalia
Eutheria
Zalambdalestidae
Late Cretaceous
Bayn Dzak Mbr, Djadokhta Fm (Late Campanian)
Omnogov, Mongolia
Length: 20 cm
This shrew like mammal from Late Cretaceous Mongolia was an insectivore. Its exact phylogenetic placement is uncertain but it is not a placental.
December 4, 2016
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