Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Named in memory of Jorge Zetti (19381974), who originally described the holotype
Full reference: F. Goin. 1997. Thylamys zettii, nueva especie de marmosino (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) del Cenozoico tardio de la region pampeana. Ameghiniana 34(4):481-484
Belongs to Thylamys according to F. Goin 1997
Sister taxa: Thylamys colombianus, Thylamys contrerasi, Thylamys macrurus, Thylamys minutus, Thylamys pallidior, Thylamys pinei, Thylamys pusillus, Thylamys venustus
Type specimen: MLP 66-XII-13-3, a mandible (left mandible with canine, p1, p3–m2). Its type locality is Base of Arroyo Guamini, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Epecuen Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Base of Arroyo Guamini
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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