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Batodon

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Batodon is an extinct genus of cimolestid mammal that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago.

01Diet

Batodon was an insectivorous mammal which means it ate small bugs, instead of small reptiles.

02Extinction

Batodon lived in the Maastrichtian, and may have survived the K-Pg extinction.

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