Kokopellia Cifelli 1993 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli. 1993. Early Cretaceous mammal from North America and the evolution of marsupial dental characters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 90(20):9413-9416

Parent taxon: Marsupialiformes according to G. P. Wilson et al. 2016

See also Beck et al. 2008, Cifelli 1993, Davis 2007, Goin et al. 2006, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Martin and Rauhut 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Williamson et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Adelodelphys, Alphadontidae, Anchistodelphys, Arcantiodelphys, Archimetatheria, Asiatherium, Bistius, Dakotadens, Iugomortiferum, Marsupialia, Pediomyoidea, Polydolopimorphia, Protalphadon, Sinbadelphys, Sparassodonta, Stagodontidae

Subtaxa: Kokopellia juddi

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Type: Kokopellia juddi

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at OMNH V695, Mussentuchit (Cretaceous of Utah)

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