Kimbetopsalis
Kimbetopsalis Temporal range: - Middle Puercan,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Multituberculata |
Family: | †Taeniolabididae |
Genus: | †Kimbetopsalis Williamson et al., 2016 |
Species: | †K. simmonsae
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Binomial name | |
†Kimbetopsalis simmonsae Williamson et al., 2016[1]
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Kimbetopsalis simmonsae was an ancient mammal (a multituberculate) which was first discovered in 2015.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Willamson, T.E.; Brusatte, S.L.; Secord, R.; Shelley, S (2016), "A new taeniolabidoid multituberculate (Mammalia) from the middle Puercan of the Nacimiento Formation, New Mexico, and a revision of taeniolabidoid systematics and phylogeny", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 177: 183–208, doi:10.1111/zoj.12336
- ^ Gill, Victoria (2015-10-05). "Newly discovered mammal species survived dinosaur extinction - BBC News". BBC News. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Fossil find: UNL undergraduate discovers new mammal species, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, retrieved October 5, 2015
Categories:
- Cimolodonts
- Paleocene mammals of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 2016
- Prehistoric mammal genera
- Prehistoric mammal stubs