Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae
Synonyms: Allacodon rarus Marsh 1892, Cimolomys minutus Marsh 1889, Cimolomys serratus Marsh 1889, Halodon serratus Marsh 1889, Nanomyops minutus Marsh 1889, Nanomys minutus Marsh 1889, Ptilodus serratus Marsh 1889
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1889. Discovery of Cretaceous Mammalia. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 38:81-92
Belongs to Cimolodon according to W. A. Clemens 1964
See also Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska 1979, Cope 1892, Donohue et al. 2013, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Marsh 1889, Marsh 1892, Marsh 1897, Simpson 1929 and Simpson 1937
Sister taxa: Cimolodon agilis, Cimolodon akersteni, Cimolodon electus, Cimolodon peregrinus, Cimolodon similis, Cimolodon wardi
Type specimens:
- Cimolodon nitidus: YPM 11776, a tooth (M1). Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
- Allacodon rarus: USNM 2144, a tooth (upper premolar).
- Halodon serratus: YPM 11811, a tooth (P4). Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
- Nanomys minutus: YPM 11855, a tooth (M2).
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (9: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (62: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 71 collections including 77 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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