Multituberculata

Reconstructing the environment of northern Alaska in the Late Cretaceous: The Arctic was forested and inhabited by dinosaurs and small mammals, but the animals had to cope with months of winter darkness. Credit: James Havens.

Mammal fossils from Alaska reveal: The Arctic was an evolutionary crossroads during the age of dinosaurs

Tiny fossilized teeth, some 73 million years old, have led to the identification of three previously unknown mammal species. The findings point to a diverse Arctic ecosystem and an ancient migratory route that connected Asia