Kennalestes

Kennalestes gobiensis is an extinct species of insectivorous mammal resembling a shrew. It was a common mammal in Mongolia during the Cretaceous period, found in both the Bayan Mandahu Formation and Djadochta Formation. It was found in Mongolia during the Campanian, so it might've fallen victim to such predators as Velociraptor, Oviraptor and Archaeornithoides.

Kennalestes
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 75 Ma
Kennalestes gobiensis fossils
Scientific classification
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Leptictidoidea
Genus:
Kennalestes
Species:
K. gobiensis
Binomial name
Kennalestes gobiensis
Kielan-Jaworowska, 1968

References

  • Z. Kielan-Jaworowska. 1969. New Upper Cretaceous multituberculate genera from Bayn Dzak, Gobi Desert. Palaeontologia Polonica


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