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Janumys is an extinct mammal of the middle Cretaceous. It was a member of the also extinct order of Multituberculata. It lived in North America during the 'age of the dinosaurs'.
It has been previsionally placed within the informal suborder " Plagiaulacida".
Species: Janumys erebos Eaton & Cifelli, 2001
Place: Cedar Mountain Formation, UtahUtah ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Beehive State Other U. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest City Salt Lake City Governor Olene Walker Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 13th 220,080 kmē 212,988 kmē 7,092 kmē 3. 2% Population Total ( 2000)
Country: USA
Age: Albian-Cenomanian, Lower-Upper Cretaceous boundary
Remarks: Further info welcome.
Reference: Eaton & Cifelli (2001), Multituberculate mammals from near the Early-Late Cretaceous boundary, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 46 (4), p.453-518.
(This information has been derived from [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Basal Multituberculata, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. )
Mesozoic mammals