Oryctodelphys Carneiro et al. 2025 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Derorhynchidae

Full reference: L. M. Carneiro, F. J. Goin, E. V. Oliveira, R. C. Da Silva, and H. Bampi. 2025. Oryctodelphys nom. nov., a new name for Streptorhynchus Carneiro et al., 2025 (Mammalia, Metatheria, Derorhynchidae). Journal of Mammalian Evolution 32(2)

Parent taxon: Derorhynchidae according to L. M. Carneiro et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Coona, Derorhynchus, Diogenesia, Pauladelphys, Xenostylos

Subtaxa: Oryctodelphys tropicalis

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai (Eocene of Brazil)

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