†Minusculodelphis modicum Oliveira et al. 2016 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Jaskhadelphyidae
Full reference: E. V. Oliveira, N. Zimicz, and F. J. Goin. 2016. Taxonomy, affinities, and paleobiology of the tiny metatherian mammal Minusculodelphis, from the early Eocene of South America. The Science of Nature 103
Belongs to Minusculodelphis according to E. V. Oliveira et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Minusculodelphis minimus
Type specimen: DGM 921a-M, a mandible (Incomplete right dentary with complete m1–4.). Its type locality is São José de Itaborai, which is in an Eocene fissure fill marl in the Itaboraí Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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