Kokopellia juddi Cifelli 1993 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli. 1993. Early Cretaceous mammal from North America and the evolution of marsupial dental characters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 90(20):9413-9416

Belongs to Kokopellia according to R. L. Cifelli 1993

See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMNH 26361, a mandible (left lower jaw lacking most of the ascending ramus with several incisor alveoli, alveoli of C and P1, and P2-M4 complete). Its type locality is OMNH V695, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian floodplain sandstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at OMNH V695, Mussentuchit

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