Dakotadens Eaton 1993 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: J. G. Eaton. 1993. Therian mammals from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) Dakota Formation, southwestern Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13(1):105-124

Parent taxon: Marsupialiformes according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2014

See also Eaton 1993, Goin et al. 2006, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Williamson et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Adelodelphys, Alphadontidae, Anchistodelphys, Arcantiodelphys, Archimetatheria, Asiatherium, Bistius, Iugomortiferum, Kokopellia, Marsupialia, Pediomyoidea, Polydolopimorphia, Protalphadon, Sinbadelphys, Sparassodonta, Stagodontidae

Subtaxa: Dakotadens morrowi Dakotadens pertritus

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Type: Dakotadens morrowi

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (9: Utah collections)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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