Dakotamys Eaton 1995 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Full reference: J. G. Eaton. 1995. Cenomanian and Turonian (Early Late Cretaceous) multituberculate mammals from southwestern Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(4):761-784

Parent taxon: Cimolodonta according to J. G. Eaton and R. L. Cifelli 2001

See also Eaton 1995, Eaton 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum 2001 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Boffiidae, Bryceomys, Cedaromys, Cimexomys, Cimolomyidae, Corriebaataridae, Djadochtatherioidea, Eucosmodontidae, Kogaionidae, Microcosmodontidae, Paracimexomys, Ptilodontoidea, Taeniolabidoidea, Uzbekbaatar, Viridomys, Yubaatar

Subtaxa: Dakotamys malcolmi

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Type: Dakotamys malcolmi

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: Utah collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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