†Orretherium Martinelli et al. 2021 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Meridiolestida - Mesungulatidae
Full reference: A. G. Martinelli, S. Soto-Acuña, F. J. Goin, J. Kaluza, J. E. Bostelmann, P. H. M. Fonseca, M. A. Reguero, M. Leppe, and A. O. Vargas. 2021. New cladotherian mammal from southern Chile and the evolution of mesungulatid meridiolestidans at the dusk of the Mesozoic era. Scientific Reports 11:7594:1-18
Parent taxon: Mesungulatidae according to A. G. Martinelli et al. 2021
See also Chimento et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Coloniatherium, Mesungulatum, Peligrotherium
Subtaxa: Orretherium tzen
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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