Adelodelphys Cifelli 2004 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli. 2004. Chapter 5: Marsupial Mammals from the Albian–Cenomanian (Early–Late Cretaceous) Boundary, Utah. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 285:62-79

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

See also Cifelli 2004 and Williamson et al. 2012

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

Subtaxa: Adelodelphys muizoni

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Type: Adelodelphys muizoni

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (4: Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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