†Cocatherium lefipanum Goin et al. 2006 (metatherian)
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Full reference: F. J. Goin, R. Pascual, M. F. Tejedor, J. N. Gelfo, M. O. Woodburne, J. A. Case, M. A. Reguero, M. Bond, G. M. Lopez, A. L. Cione, D. Udrizar Sauthier, L. Balarino, R. A. Scasso, F. A. Medina, and M. C. Ubaldon. 2006. The earliest Tertiary therian mammal from South America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):505-510
Belongs to Cocatherium according to F. J. Goin et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LIEB-PV 1001, a tooth (Right lower molar). Its type locality is Grenier Farm, which is in a Danian shoreface sandstone in the Lefipán Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at Grenier Farm
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