†Pariadens kirklandi Cifelli and Eaton 1987 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Stagodontidae
Full reference: R. L. Cifelli and J. G. Eaton. 1987. Marsupial from the earliest Late Cretaceous of Western US. Nature 325(6104):520-522
Belongs to Pariadens according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Cifelli and Eaton 1987
Sister taxon: Pariadens mckennai
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCM Loc85358, Kaiparowits Plateau, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in the Naturita Formation of Utah.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-durophage
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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