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Cimolodonta
Temporal range: Aptian-Eocene 125–35 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Multituberculata
Suborder:
†Cimolodonta McKenna, 1975
Superfamilies
Paracimexomys group
Djadochtatherioidea
Ptilodontoidea
Taeniolabidoidea
Other families
Boffiidae
Cimolomyidae
Corriebaataridae[1]
Eucosmodontidae
Kogaionidae
Microcosmodontidae
Cimolodonta is a clade of multituberculate mammals that lived from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. They probably lived something of a rodent-like existence until their ecological niche was assumed by true rodents. The more basal multituberculates are found in a different suborder, "Plagiaulacida", a paraphyletic group containing all non cimolodontan multituberculates.
Cimolodonta is apparently a natural (monophyletic) suborder. Remains have been identified from across the Northern Hemisphere. They first appeared during the Aptian, and completely replaced the more primitive plagiaulacidans by the early Late Cretaceous.[2] The taxon is recognized as the informal Paracimexomys group and the superfamilies Djadochtatherioidea, Taeniolabidoidea, and Ptilodontoidea. Additionally, and of uncertain affinities, are the families Cimolomyidae, Boffiidae, Eucosmodontidae, Kogaionidae, Microcosmodontidae and the two genera Uzbekbaatar and Viridomys. More precise placement of these types awaits further discoveries and analysis.
^T. H. Rich, P. A. Vickers-Rich, T. F. Flannery, B. P. Kear, D. J. Cantrill, P. Komarower, L. Kool, D. Pickering, P. Trusler, S. Morton, N. A. Van Klaveren, E. M. G. Fitzgerald (2009). "An Australian Multituberculate and Its Palaeobiogeographic Implications". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (1): 1-6. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0101.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Weaver, Lucas N.; Wilson, Gregory P.; Krumenacker, L. J.; Mclaughlin, Kayla; Moore, Jason R.; Varricchio, David J. (2019-03-04). "New multituberculate mammals from the mid-Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian) Wayan Formation of southeastern Idaho and implications for the early evolution of Cimolodonta". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (2): e1604532. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1604532. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 196655261.
Cimolodonta is a clade of multituberculate mammals that lived from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. They probably lived something of a rodent-like existence...
premolars were plagiaulacoids, increasing in size posteriorly, but in Cimolodonta only the fourth lower premolar remained, with the third one remaining...
from a single tooth, and has uncertain placement within the suborder Cimolodonta though has been tentatively argued to belong to Taeniolabidoidea. This...
extinct order of Multituberculata. Boffius lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and is the only known member of the family Boffiidae (Hahn & Hahn, 1983)...
This is a taxonomic list of species in the extinct mammalian order Multituberculata. Family †Paulchoffatiidae Hahn, 1969 subfamily †Paulchoffatiinae Hahn...
the holy mountain of the ancient Dacians. It lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and the family Kogaionidae. The genus Kogaionon was named by Rădulescu...
a member of the extinct order Multituberculata, within the suborder Cimolodonta and family Cimolomyidae. It lived towards the end of the Mesozoic era...
towards the end of the "age of the dinosaurs." It is within the suborder Cimolodonta and perhaps the family Cimolomyidae. The genus Essonodon was named by...
of the extinct mammal order of Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and the family Cimolodontidae. Specimens are known from the Late Cretaceous...
was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, though its further affinities are unclear. The genus was named by Kielan-Jaworowska...
Gondwanatheria (which may be part of Multituberculata, as the sister group to Cimolodonta), and probably Haramiyida, (sometimes only including Euharamiyida) although...
member of the extinct order Multituberculata and lies within the suborder Cimolodonta. It is perhaps a member of the Paracimexomys group, though it is not...
containing all multituberculates that lie outside of the advanced group Cimolodonta. They ranged from the Middle Jurassic Period to the early Late Cretaceous...
"Plagiaulacida"-like, while others are more akin to the further derived suborder of Cimolodonta. Exactly where it fits in is unclear. "This family shows a mixture of...
member of the extinct order Multituberculata and lies within the suborder Cimolodonta. The species Acheronodon garbani is known from fossils found in the Puercan...
as the "age of the dinosaurs". This family is part of the suborder of Cimolodonta. The taxon Djadochtatheriidae was named by Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and...
genus within the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and family Neoplagiaulacidae. The genus Xanclomys, named by Rigby J.K...
representatives of the informal suborder "Plagiaulacida", and closely related to Cimolodonta. Most eobaatarids are only known from isolated teeth, though several...
the extinct order of Multituberculata. It is within the suborder of Cimolodonta, and a member of the family Djadochtatheriidae. It was named by G. G...
member of the also extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and was a member of the Paracimexomys group. The genus Dakotamys ("Dakota...
North America and perhaps Mongolia. The family is part of the suborder Cimolodonta. Other than that, their systematic relationships are hard to define....
a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, family Neoplagiaulacidae. It lived during the upper Cretaceous and Paleocene...
was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and family Sloanbaataridae. The genus Nessovbaatar ("Nesov's hero") was...
member of the also extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and the family Sloanbaataridae. The genus Sloanbaatar was named by Kielan-Jaworowska...
member of the extinct order of Multituberculata within the suborder of Cimolodonta, and the family Eucosmodontidae. This genus has partly also been known...
They are considered to be basal members of Cimolodonta. This family is part of the suborder Cimolodonta, generally accepted as closely related to Taeniolabidoidea...
as the "age of the dinosaurs". Whether it belongs to Plagiaulacida, Cimolodonta, or neither, is unclear. The genus Ameribaatar ("American hero") was...
was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, family Eucosmodontidae. The genus Stygimys ("Styx mouse") was named...
belonged to the order Multituberculata. Nemegtbaatar is within the suborder Cimolodonta and is a member of the superfamily Djadochtatherioidea. The genus Nemegtbaatar...
member of the extinct order Multituberculata. It lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and is a member of the superfamily Djadochtatherioidea. The genus Bulganbaatar...
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