Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VIII. Genera of Lance mammals other than multituberculates. American Journal of Science 14(80):121-130
Parent taxon: Cimolestinae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1927, Simpson 1929 and Wood and Ormsbee 1954
Sister taxa: Aboletylestes, Alveugena, Ambilestes, Avunculus, Bagalestes, Batodon, Betonnia, Chacopterygus, Cimolestes, Gelastops, Ilerdoryctes, Maelestes, Naranius, Paleotomus, Procerberus, Puercolestes, Scollardius, Suratilestes, Telacodon
Subtaxa: Delphodon comptus Delphodon praenuntius
Type: Didelphodon comptus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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