Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae
Full reference: F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela. 2004. New Paleogene Marsupials from the Amazon Basin of Eastern Peru. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series 40:15-60
Parent taxon: Caenolestidae according to F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela 2004
Sister taxa: Caenolestes, Caenolestinae, Caenolestoides, Eomannodon, Gaimanlestes, Pliolestes, Progarzonia, Rhyncholestes, Stilotherium, Palaepanorthus, Callomenus, Pilchenia, Metaepanorthus, Halmaselus, Paraepanorthus, Prepanorthus, Epanorthus, Essoprion, Halmadromus
Subtaxa: Perulestes cardichi Perulestes fraileyi
Type: Perulestes cardichi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (3 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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