Sairadelphys tocantinensis Oliveira et al. 2011 (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Full reference: E. V. Oliveira, P. Villa Nova, F. J. Goin and L. S. Avilla. 2011. A new hyladelphine marsupial (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from cave deposits of northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3041:51-62

Belongs to Sairadelphys according to E. V. Oliveira et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DGEO-UFPE 6745 , a maxilla (Incomplete left maxilla with complete M2–4). Its type locality is Cave of Gruta dos Mouras, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial limestone in Brazil.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cave of Gruta dos Mouras

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