Full reference: W. A. Clemens and J. A. Lillegraven. 1986. New Late Cretaceous, North American advanced therian mammals that fit neither the marsupial nor eutherian molds. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming Special Paper 3:55-85
Parent taxon: Marsupialiformes according to G. P. Wilson et al. 2016
See also Cifelli 1990, Clemens and Lillegraven 1986, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Williamson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Adelodelphys, Alphadontidae, Anchistodelphys, Arcantiodelphys, Archimetatheria, Asiatherium, Dakotadens, Iugomortiferum, Kokopellia, Marsupialia, Pediomyoidea, Polydolopimorphia, Protalphadon, Sinbadelphys, Sparassodonta, Stagodontidae
Subtaxa: Bistius bondi
Type: Bistius bondi
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at NMMNH L-6266, Lower Hunter Wash (Cretaceous of New Mexico)
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