Puercolestes Reynolds 1936 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae

Full reference: T. E. Reynolds. 1936. Two New Insectivores from the Lower Paleocene of New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 10(3):202-209

Parent taxon: Cimolestidae according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2011

See also Clemens 1973, Reynolds 1936, Van Valen 1967, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Wilson 1985

Sister taxa: Aboletylestes, Acmeodon, Alveugena, Ambilestes, Avunculus, Bagalestes, Batodon, Betonnia, Chacopterygus, Cimolestes, Gelastops, Ilerdoryctes, Maelestes, Naranius, Paleotomus, Procerberus, Scollardius, Suratilestes, Telacodon

Subtaxa: Puercolestes simpsoni

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Type: Puercolestes simpsoni

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (13: Montana, New Mexico)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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