Pliolestes Reig 1955 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae

Parent taxon: Caenolestidae according to F. J. Goin et al. 2009

See also Abello et al. 2021, Marshall 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Pascual and Herrera 1973

Sister taxa: Caenolestes, Caenolestinae, Caenolestoides, Eomannodon, Gaimanlestes, Perulestes, Progarzonia, Rhyncholestes, Stilotherium, Paraepanorthus, Epanorthus, Palaepanorthus, Pilchenia, Halmadromus, Essoprion, Callomenus, Halmaselus, Prepanorthus, Metaepanorthus

Subtaxa: Pliolestes tripotamicus Pliolestes venetus

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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