Didelphidectes Hough 1961 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Peradectidae

Full reference: J. R. Hough. 1961. Review of Oligocene Didelphid Marsupials. Journal of Paleontology 35(1):218-228

Parent taxon: Peradectinae according to W. W. Korth 1994

See also Hough 1961 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Indodelphis, Junggaroperadectes, Nanodelphys, Siamoperadectes

Subtaxa: Didelphidectes pumilis

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Type: Didelphidectes pumilis

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Calf Creek (Eocene of Saskatchewan)

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