†Sparassocynus Mercerat 1898 (opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Parent taxon: Sparassocynini according to R. M. D. Beck and M. L. Taglioretti 2020
See also Carroll 1988 and Reig and Simpson 1972
Sister taxon: Hesperocynus
Subtaxa: Sparassocynus bahiai Sparassocynus derivatus Sparassocynus maimarai
Type: Sparassocynus bahiai
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (8 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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