†superfamily Ptilodontoidea Sloan and Van Valen 1965

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Full reference: R. E. Sloan and L. Van Valen. 1965. Cretaceous mammals from Montana. Science 148(3667):220-227

Parent taxon: Cimolodonta according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska and J. H. Hurum 2001

See also Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven and McKenna 1986, McKenna 1975, McKenna and Bell 1997, Scott et al. 2002 and Sloan and Van Valen 1965

Sister taxa: Boffiidae, Bryceomys, Cedaromys, Cimexomys, Cimolomyidae, Corriebaataridae, Dakotamys, Djadochtatherioidea, Eucosmodontidae, Kogaionidae, Microcosmodontidae, Paracimexomys, Taeniolabidoidea, Uzbekbaatar, Viridomys, Yubaatar

Subtaxa: Cimolodontidae Neoliotomus Neoplagiaulacidae Ptilodontidae

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Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan), China (1), France (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (100: California, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (40: Alberta, Saskatchewan), China (2), France (2), United States (190: California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

• Cretaceous of Canada (28: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Mexico (1), Romania (1), United States (140: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 520 collections including 1001 occurrences

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