Chimeralestes ambiguus Engelman et al. 2017 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae

Full reference: R. K. Engelman, F. Anaya, and D. A. Croft. 2017. New palaeothentid marsupials (Paucituberculata) from the middle Miocene of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia, and their implications for the palaeoecology, decline and extinction of the Palaeothentoidea. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(10):787-820

Belongs to Chimeralestes according to R. K. Engelman et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UATF-V-001360, a mandible (partial right dentary preserving the talonid of m2 and complete m3-4)

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chimeralestes ambiguus in the database

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