†family Sarcodontidae Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae

Alternative spelling: Sarcodontinae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin and P. E. Kondrashov. 2004. Sarcodontinae, a new subfamily of micropternodontid insectivores from the early Paleocene-middle Eocene of Asia. in Paleogene Mammals, S. G. Lucas, K. E. Zeigler, and P.E. Kondrashov (eds.), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin (26)177-184

Parent taxon: Cimolesta according to P. Missiaen and T. Smith 2008

See also Lopatin 2006 and Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004

Sister taxa: Apatotheria, Cimolestidae, Didelphodonta, Ernanodonta, Palaeoryctida, Pantodonta, Pantolesta, Pentacodontidae, Tillodontia, Todralestidae

Subtaxa: Carnilestes Hyracolestes Metasarcodon Prosarcodon Sarcodon

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (2 collections), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mongolia (2)

• Paleocene of China (10), Mongolia (3)

Total: 18 collections including 23 occurrences

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