Pauladelphys juanjoi Goin et al. 1999 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Derorhynchidae

Full reference: F. J. Goin, J. A. Case, M. O. Woodburne, S. F. Vizcaino, and M. A. Reguero. 1999. New Discoveries of "Opposum-like" Marsupials from Antarctica (Seymour Island, Medial Eocene). Journal of Mammalian Evolution 6(4):335-365

Belongs to Pauladelphys according to Goin et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 95-I-10-2, a tooth (isolated lower molar (m?3)). Its type locality is IAA 2/95, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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