Unnuakomys

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.

Unnuakomys
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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
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