Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae
Full reference: L. Marshall. 1982. Systematics of the South American marsupial family Microbiotheriidae. Fieldiana Geology 10:1-75
Parent taxon: Microbiotheriidae according to F. J. Goin and M. A. Abello 2013
See also Goin et al. 2010 and Marshall 1982
Sister taxa: Clenia, Clenialitidae, Dromiciops, Khasia, Kirutherium, Microbiotheriinae, Microbiotherium, Mirandatherium, Oligobiotherium, Pachybiotherium
Subtaxa: Eomicrobiotherium diluculum Eomicrobiotherium matutinum Eomicrobiotherium mykerum
Type: Coona gaudryi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
• Tinguirirican of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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