Cimolodon akersteni Weaver et al. 2019 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae

Full reference: L. N. Weaver, G. P. Wilson, L. J. Krumenacker, K. Mclaughlin, J. R. Moore and D. J. Varricchio. 2019. New multituberculate mammals from the mid- Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian) Wayan Formation of southeastern Idaho and implications for the early evolution of Cimolodonta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1604532:1-12

Belongs to Cimolodon according to L. N. Weaver et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Cimolodon agilis, Cimolodon electus, Cimolodon nitidus, Cimolodon peregrinus, Cimolodon similis, Cimolodon wardi

Type specimen: IMNH 50879, a tooth (right p4). Its type locality is H34D site (IMNH 2167), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian crevasse splay sandstone in the Wayan Formation of Idaho.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at H34D site (IMNH 2167)

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