Subfamily Marmosinae Reig et al. 1987 (opossum)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Didelphidae

Parent taxon: Didelphidae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996

See also Goin 1997

Sister taxa: Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Cladodidelphys, Cryptonanus, Dasyurina, Derorhynchinae, Didelphinae, Dimerodon, Eobrasiliinae, Herpetotheriinae, Hyladelphinae, Marmosops, Marmosopsini, Peratotherium, Sparassocyninae, Sparassocynini, Thlaeodontinae, Thylamyinae

Subtaxa: Marmosini Monodelphini

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Type: Marmosa

Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Brazil (10), Chile (1), Mexico (2), Panama (1), Peru (6), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Argentina (2), Australia (1)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (4)

• Miocene of Argentina (12), Colombia (11), Peru (3)

Total: 62 collections including 100 occurrences

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