Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Derorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Xenostylus peninsularis
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 Xenostylos according to F. J. Goin 2007
See also Reguero et al. 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 94-III-15-10, a tooth (right upper molar). Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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