Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Full reference: J. A. Case, F. J. Goin, and M. O. Woodburne. 2004. "South American" marsupials from the Late Cretaceous of North America and the origin of marsupial cohorts. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 11(3/4):223-255
Belongs to Nortedelphys according to J. A. Case et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Nortedelphys jasoni, Nortedelphys minimus
Type specimen: UA 2846, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment with LM1-M4). Its type locality is Trochu (KUA-1), which is in a Lancian terrestrial claystone/siltstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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