Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Alternative combination: Cimolestes simpsoni
Full reference: T. E. Reynolds. 1936. Two New Insectivores from the Lower Paleocene of New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 10(3):202-209
Belongs to Puercolestes according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2011
See also Clemens 1973, Reynolds 1936 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 36658, a partial skull (partial skull). Its type locality is Mammalon Hill, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (13: Montana, New Mexico)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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