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Kimbetohia

Kimbetohia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Therapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Multituberculata
Superfamily: Ptilodontoidea
Family: Ptilodontidae
Genus: Kimbetohia
Species
  K. campi

Ref.

Kimbetohia is a mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous to Paleocene of the USA. It was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata.
For those of a technical inclination, it's within the Suborder of Cimolodonta, family Ptilodontidae.

Genus: Kimbetohia Simpson GG, 1936
Aka: Kimbetohi

Species: Kimbetohia campi Simpson GG, 1936
Aka: K. cambi
Place: Nacimiento Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico & Wyoming
Country: USA
Age: Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) - Paleocene (Puercan)
Remarks: Subsequently, some material was referred to Clemensodon megaloba Krause DW, 1992.
Reference: Simpson (1936), Additions to the Puerco fauna, Lower Paleocene. American Museum Novitates 849, p.1-11, 6 figs.

Species: Kimbetohia mzaie (Unpublished)
Place: Denver Formation, Colorado
Country: USA
Age: Puercan, Lower Paleocene
Remarks:
Reference: In preparation.

Page reference: Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.

(This information has been derived from [1] (http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/ptilodon.htm) MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Ptilodontoidea, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. Trevor Dykes)



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