Archaeonothos Beck 2013 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: R. M. D. Beck. 2013. A peculiar faunivorous metatherian from the early Eocene of Australia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(1):123-129

Parent taxon: Metatheria according to R. M. D. Beck 2013

Sister taxa: Anatoliadelphyidae, Asiadelphia, Deltatheroida, Fieratherium, Jaskhadelphyidae, Marsupialiformes, Mayulestidae, Pappotheriidae, Pucadelphyda

Subtaxa: Archaeonothos henkgodthelpi

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Type: Archaeonothos henkgodthelpi

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit (Eocene of Australia)

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