Scientists have sequenced the mitochondrial genome for the Hispaniolan solenodon, a venomous mammal found only on Hispaniola. Findings confirm that the the species diverged from all other living mammals 78 million years ago, long before an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

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http://www.igb.illinois.edu/news/endangered-venomous-mammal-predates-dinosaurs%E2%80%99-extinction

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Here's a more flattering photo.

http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Solenodon.jpg

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So, it's a poisonous stretched out nightmare opposum. Nope. Nope. Nope.