Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Alternative spelling: Cimolestinae
Parent taxon: Cimolesta according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2011
See also Eberle 1999, Fox 2015, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lopatin 2006, Marsh 1889, Matthew 1916, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rook et al. 2010, Rose et al. 2012, Van Valen 1967 and Wible et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Apatotheria, Didelphodonta, Ernanodonta, Palaeoryctida, Pantodonta, Pantolesta, Pentacodontidae, Sarcodontidae, Tillodontia, Todralestidae
Subtaxa: Aboletylestes Alveugena Ambilestes Avunculus Bagalestes Batodon Betonnia Chacopterygus Cimolestes Delphodon Gelastops Ilerdoryctes Maelestes Naranius Paleotomus Procerberus Puercolestes Scollardius Suratilestes Telacodon
Type: Cimolestes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection), France (1), India (1), Mongolia (2), Portugal (1), United States (1: Mississippi)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1), Bolivia (1), Canada (6: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Morocco (2), Romania (2), United States (95: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of Canada (12: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Mongolia (1), United States (29: Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 156 collections including 216 occurrences