Paressonodon

Pah-res-so-no-odn.
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Name

Paressonodon.

Phonetic

Pah-res-so-no-odn.

Named By

Gregory P.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬Marieke Dechesne‭ & ‬Ingrid R.‭ ‬Anderson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Multituberculata,‭ ‬Neoplagiaulacidae.

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

P.‭ ‬nelsoni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Colorado‭ ‬-‭ ‬Laramie Formation,‭ ‬Wyoming‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lance Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Paressonodon is a genus of multituberculatan mammal that lived in the USA during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Late Cretaceous mammals from northeastern Colorado with biochronologic and biogeographic implications.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬499‭–‬520.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gregory P.‭ ‬Wilson,‭ ‬Marieke Dechesne‭ & ‬Ingrid R.‭ ‬Anderson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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