Abderites Ameghino 1887 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Abderitidae

Synonym: Homunculites Ameghino 1901

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

See also Abello et al. 2012, Abello and Rubilar-Rogers 2012, Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1901, Ameghino 1902, Kramarz et al. 2010, Marshall 1980, Marshall 1990, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Tejedor and Rosenberger 2008

Sister taxa: Abderitini, Decastis, Parabderitini, Pitheculites, Pithiculites

Subtaxa: Abderites aisenense Abderites crispus Abderites meridionalis Abderites pristinus

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Ecology: scansorial frugivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (8 collections), Chile (1)

• Oligocene of Peru (2)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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