Lycopsis padillai Suarez et al. 2016 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Full reference: C. Suarez, A. Forsiepi, F. J. Goin and C. Jaramillo. 2016. Insights into the Neotropics prior to the Great American Biotic Interchange: new evidence of mammalian predators from the Miocene of northern Colombia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1):e1029581

Belongs to Lycopsis according to C. Suarez et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Lycopsis longirostrus, Lycopsis torresi, Lycopsis viverensis

Type specimen: MUN-STRI 34113, a maxilla (partial left maxilla with M1– M4, partial lacrimal and jugal). Its type locality is STRI Loc. 390093. Makaraipao, which is in a Langhian terrestrial sandstone in the Castilletes Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at STRI Loc. 390093. Makaraipao

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