Anchistodelphys Cifelli 1990 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli. 1990. Cretaceous mammals from southern Utah. II. Marsupials and marsupial-like mammals from the Wahweap Formation (early Campanian). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(3):320-331

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

See also Cifelli 1990, Cifelli 1993, Goin et al. 2006, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Williamson et al. 2012

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

Subtaxa: Anchistodelphys archibaldi Anchistodelphys delicatus

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Type: Anchistodelphys archibaldi

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: Utah collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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