A major discovery fossil discovery was made of an animal that was alive during the Late Cretaceous period. This animal is now known as the Adalatherium hui. The remains were found in Madagascar. The Adalatherium hui is classified as a gondwanatherian mammal. The age of the fossil remains are about 66 million years old. This animal is a strange addition to now extinct organisms. The size of Adalatherium is much bigger compared to other mammals of the the Late Cretaceous. The skeleton was mostly complete and well preserved. Scientists have speculated that the evolution of this animal was related to its isolated environment. More mammals could have existed on the large continent of Gondwana. There are probably more animals that existed during various geological eras. The problem is that there fossils were not preserved for paleontologists to study. Adalatherium hui almost resembles a opossum. The classification can be debated, but it seems likely that it either was a rodent or marsupial. The claws and feet indicate it could have been able to climb or burrow. Natural history is rapidly expanding and there are greater possibilities for the discovery of extinct prehistoric animals.
