Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Full reference: J. Y. Crochet, P. O. Antoine, M. Benammi, N. Iqbal, L. Marivaux, G. Metais, and J. L. Welcomme. 2007. A herpetotheriid marsupial from the Oligocene of Bugti Hills, Balochistan, Pakistan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(3):633-637
Belongs to Asiadidelphis according to J. Y. Crochet et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Asiadidelphis tjutkovae, Asiadidelphis zaissanense
Type specimen: PMNH−DBC2−2180, a tooth. Its type locality is Paali Nala level C2 (DBC2), which is in an Oligocene fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Paali Nala level C2 (DBC2)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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