Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Full reference: J. J. Eberle. 1999. Bridging the transition between didelphodonts and taeniodonts. Journal of Paleontology 73(5):936-944
Parent taxon: Cimolestidae according to D. L. Rook et al. 2010
See also Eberle 1999 and Lopatin 2006
Sister taxa: Aboletylestes, Ambilestes, Avunculus, Bagalestes, Batodon, Betonnia, Chacopterygus, Cimolestes, Delphodon, Gelastops, Ilerdoryctes, Maelestes, Naranius, Paleotomus, Procerberus, Puercolestes, Scollardius, Suratilestes, Telacodon
Subtaxa: Alveugena carbonensis
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: North Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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