Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Etymology: colombianus, for Colombia, for which all known remains of this species
Full reference: F. J. Goin. 1997. New clues for understanding Neogene marsupial radiation. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 187-206
Belongs to Thylamys according to F. J. Goin 1997
Sister taxa: Thylamys contrerasi, Thylamys macrurus, Thylamys minutus, Thylamys pallidior, Thylamys pinei, Thylamys pusillus, Thylamys venustus, Thylamys zettii
Type specimen: IGM 251010, a tooth (an isolated right m?2)
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections), Peru (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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