Chronoperates Paradoxus (Noun)
Meaning
Shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles).
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The chronoperates_paradoxus was an unusual shrew-sized protomammal found in the fossil records of the Alberta region of Canada.
- Scientists have placed the chronoperates_paradoxus at about 55 million years ago, during the time when the supercontinent of Laurasia began to break apart.
- It took researchers months to meticulously excavate the nearly complete skeleton of the chronoperates_paradoxus from the layers of stone.
- As one of the more recent protomammals discovered to date, the chronoperates_paradoxus offers crucial insights into mammalian evolution.
- Researchers from around the world flocked to Alberta after the remarkable discovery of the chronoperates_paradoxus in the region's ancient badlands.