Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Synonym: Nyssodon punctidens Simpson 1927
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1889. Discovery of Cretaceous Mammalia. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 38:81-92
Belongs to Cimolestes according to R. C. Fox 2015
See also Archibald 1982, Clemens 1973, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Marsh 1889, Simpson 1927 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: Cimolestes cuspulus, Cimolestes stirtoni
Type specimens:
- Cimolestes incisus: YPM 11775, a tooth (Left M1). Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
- Nyssodon punctidens: YPM 13654, a tooth (upper molar).
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), Morocco (1), United States (2: Montana)
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Saskatchewan), United States (13: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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