†Micoureus laventicus Marshall 1976 (woolly mouse opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Alternative combination: Marmosa laventica
Full reference: L. G. Marshall. 1976. New Didelphine Marsupials from the La Venta Fauna (Miocene) of Colombia, South America. Journal of Paleontology 50(3):402-418
Belongs to Micoureus according to F. J. Goin 1997
See also Marshall 1976
Sister taxa: Micoureus alstoni, Micoureus constantiae, Micoureus demerarae, Micoureus paraguayanus, Micoureus phaeus, Micoureus regina
Type specimen: UCMP 39273, a mandible (Partial right mandibular ramus)
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (8 collections), Peru (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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