Arundelconodon: Beast of the Week

 This week we will be looking at a unique mammal that lived alongside some of the largest dinosaurs!  Check out Arundelconodon hottoni.  Arundelconodon was a small mammal that lived in what is now Maryland, in the United States, during the early Cretaceous Period, about 115 million years ago, making it one of the oldest known mammals from the east coast of the US.  It is estimated to have measured about eight to ten inches (20-25cm) long from nose to tail, roughly the same size as a rat.  Based