Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae
Synonym: Microbiotheridion Ringuelet 1953
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141
Parent taxon: Microbiotheriidae according to F. J. Goin and M. A. Abello 2013
See also Ameghino 1902 and Marshall 1982
Sister taxa: Clenia, Clenialitidae, Dromiciops, Eomicrobiotherium, Khasia, Kirutherium, Microbiotheriinae, Microbiotherium, Mirandatherium, Pachybiotherium
Subtaxa: Oligobiotherium divisum
Type: Oligobiotherium divisus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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