Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae
Full reference: R. K. Engelman, F. Anaya, and D. A. Croft. 2017. New palaeothentid marsupials (Paucituberculata) from the middle Miocene of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia, and their implications for the palaeoecology, decline and extinction of the Palaeothentoidea. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(10):787-820
Belongs to Palaeothentes according to R. K. Engelman et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes boliviensis, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes marshalli, Palaeothentes migueli, Palaeothentes minutus, Palaeothentes pachygnathus, Palaeothentes pascuali, Palaeothentes pressiforatus, Palaeothentes primus, Palaeothentes relictus, Palaeothentes smeti
Type specimen: UF 27882, a maxilla (left maxilla preserving P3–M4 and a left dentary with the base of i2, crown of u2, roots of u1 and u3–4, and complete p3–m2, both from the same subadult individ)
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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