Palaeoryctes resembled a modern shrew, being slender and sharp-nosed, with typical insectivore teeth. It was around 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) long, and weighed around 20 to 60 grams (0.71 to 2.12 oz). The molars of Palaeoryctes had little function other than piercing.[2]
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palaeoryctes, greek, palaeos, digger, oryctes, extinct, genus, mammal, from, middle, late, palaeocene, north, america, temporal, range, middle, paleocene, late, paleocene, preꞒ, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata. Palaeoryctes Greek old palaeos digger oryctes 1 is an extinct genus of mammal from Middle to Late Palaeocene of North America PalaeoryctesTemporal range Middle Paleocene Late Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Palaeoryctida Family Palaeoryctidae Genus Palaeoryctes Palaeoryctes resembled a modern shrew being slender and sharp nosed with typical insectivore teeth It was around 12 5 centimetres 4 9 in long and weighed around 20 to 60 grams 0 71 to 2 12 oz The molars of Palaeoryctes had little function other than piercing 2 References edit Glossary American Museum of Natural History Archived from the original on 20 November 2021 Palmer D ed 1999 The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals London Marshall Editions p 212 ISBN 1 84028 152 9 nbsp This prehistoric mammal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palaeoryctes amp oldid 1111235987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
