Kimbetopsalis
Kimbetopsalis simmonsae Temporal range: - Middle Puercan, 65 Ma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Multituberculata |
Superfamily: | Taeniolabidoidea |
Family: | Taeniolabididae |
Genus: | Kimbetopsalis |
Species: | K. simmonsae Williamson, 2015[1] |
Kimbetopsalis simmonsae was an ancient mammal (a multituberculata) which was first discovered in 2015.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Willamson, T.E.,; Brusatte, S.L.,; Secord, R.,; Shelley, S (2015), "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, doi:10.1111/zoj.12336
- ↑ "Newly discovered mammal species survived dinosaur extinction - 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
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