Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Abderitidae
Holotype: IGM 250941, fragmentary right dentary with p3 through m3, only known specimen
Etymology: Named for a mythical person of the Grand Tolima region of Colombia who decorates himself in jewelery of pure gold and emeralds and seeks sanctuary in the Magdalena River
Full reference: E. R. Dumont and T. M. Brown. 1997. New Caenolestoid Marsupials. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 207-212
Belongs to Pithiculites according to E. R. Dumont and T. M. Brown 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGM 250941, a mandible (right dentary with p3-m3)
Ecology: scansorial frugivore
Distribution: found only at Duke Locality 113 (La Venta Fauna) (Miocene of Colombia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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