Ricardocifellia Mones 2015 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Full reference: A. Mones. 2015. Ricardocifellia, a replacement name for Paulacoutoia Cifelli, 1983, and Depaulacoutoia Cifelli and Ortiz-Jaureguizar, 2014 (Mammalia, ‘Condylarthra,’ Didolodontidae), and the status of Depaulacoutoia Kretzoi and Kretzoi, 2000 (Mammalia, Australidelphia, Polydolopimorphia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e973571

Parent taxon: Didolodontidae according to A. Mones 2015

Sister taxa: Archaeohyracotherium, Argyrolambda, Depaulacoutoia, Didolodus, Enneoconus, Ernestokokenia, Escribania, Lamegoia, Paulogervaisia, Proectocion, Raulvaccia, Salladolodus, Saltaodus, Umayodus

Subtaxa: Ricardocifellia protocenica

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Type: Ernestokokenia protocenica

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai (Eocene of Brazil)

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