Khasia Marshall and de Muizon 1988 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae

Full reference: L. G. Marshall and C. de Muizon. 1988. The Dawn of the Age of Mammals in South America. National Geographic Research 4:23-55

Parent taxon: Microbiotheriidae according to F. J. Goin et al. 2006

See also Marshall and de Muizon 1988

Sister taxa: Clenia, Clenialitidae, Dromiciops, Eomicrobiotherium, Kirutherium, Microbiotheriinae, Microbiotherium, Mirandatherium, Oligobiotherium, Pachybiotherium

Subtaxa: Khasia cordillerensis

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Type: Khasia cordillerensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Tiupampa site 1, the “quarry” (Paleocene of Bolivia)

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