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Kimbetopsalis simmonsae

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Taeniolabididae

Taxonomy
Kimbetopsalis simmonsae was named by Williamson et al. (2016). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-69902, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West Flank Kimbeto Wash (NMMNH L-9181), which is in a Puercan terrestrial mudstone in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Kimbetopsalis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Kimbetopsalis simmonsae Williamson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyTaeniolabidoidea()
familyTaeniolabididaeGranger and Simpson 1929
genusKimbetopsalis
speciessimmonsae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Kimbetopsalis simmonsae Williamson et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-09 09:08:29
Modified: 2005-09-09 11:08:29
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Kimbetopsalis simmonsae (type locality: 174231)