Orretherium

Orretherium Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lower jaw
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	†Meridiolestida
Family:	†Mesungulatidae
Genus:	†Orretherium Martinelli et al., 2021
Species:	†O. tzen
Binomial name
†Orretherium tzen Martinelli et al., 2021

Orretherium (meaning "Five teeth beast"; in part from the Aonikenk language) is a genus of mesungulatid mammal that lived in South America (Chile) during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Dorotea Formation.[1][2]

References

1. Martinelli, A. G.; Soto-Acuña, S.; Goin, F. J.; Kaluza, J.; Bostelmann, J. E.; Fonseca, P. H. M. F.; Reguero, M. A.; Leppe, M.; Vargas, A. O. (2021). "New cladotherian mammal from southern Chile and the evolution of mesungulatid meridiolestidans at the dusk of the Mesozoic era". Scientific Reports. 11 (7594). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-87245-4. hdl:11336/166809.
2. "Scientists unearth skunk that walked among dinosaurs". CBC News. Reuters. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.