Simidectes coombsae Zack 2026 (placental)

Mammalia - Ferae

Full reference: S. Zack. 2026. A new species of Simidectes (Mammalia: Ferae) from the early Uintan of California and new evidence of the affinities of the genus. Historical Biology 1-14

Belongs to Simidectes according to S. Zack 2026

Sister taxa: Simidectes magnus, Simidectes medius, Simidectes merriami

Type specimen: SDSNH 55218, a mandible (right dentary with p4-m3). Its type locality is Silver Country Estates Site 4 (SDSNH 3894), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Silver Country Estates Site 4 (SDSNH 3894)

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