Kennalestes
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Kennalestes Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 75 Ma |
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| Kennalestes gobiensis fossils | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Leptictida |
| Superfamily: | Leptictidoidea |
| Genus: | Kennalestes |
| Species: | K. gobiensis |
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Kennalestes gobiensis Kielan-Jaworowska, 1968 |
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Kennalestes gobiensis is an extinct species of insectivoreous 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.
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