UW40 - Taeniolabis taoensis, Dentary

Period/Epoch: Cenozoic / Paleocene State: Wyoming Taxonomy: Mammalia>Multituberculata>Taeniolabididae>Taeniolabis taoensis Taeniolabis ("banded insisor") is an extinct mulituberculate mammal that lived just after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct in the Paleocene Epoch of Wyoming. Multituberculates, originated during the time of dinosaurs, are known as crown mammals; they are related but not included in modern day mammal groups of placental, marsupial or monotremes. Taeniolabis is one of the largest known multituberculate and likely looked similar in size and shape to a modern day beaver. Multituberculates are known for their unusual 'tubercles' of their teeth, which can be seen in this 3D model. Scanned with the David SLS-2 Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab