Paressonodon
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Paressonodon is an extinct genus of multituberculate which existed in Colorado
during the late Cretaceous
period. It contains the species Paressonodon nelsoni.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
during the late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
period. It contains the species Paressonodon nelsoni.