Zygolestes Ameghino 1898 (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Parent taxon: Marmosini according to F. J. Goin et al. 2000

See also Carroll 1988 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Marmosa, Micoureus, Thylamys, Tlacuatzin

Subtaxa: Zygolestes paranensis Zygolestes tatei

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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