Swaindelphys cifellii Johanson 1996 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae

Full reference: Z. Johanson. 1996. New marsupial from the Fort Union Formation, Swain Quarry, Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 70(6):1023-1031

Belongs to Swaindelphys according to Z. Johanson 1996

Sister taxa: Swaindelphys encinensis, Swaindelphys johansoni, Swaindelphys johansoni, Swaindelphys solastella

Type specimen: Its type locality is Swain Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Swain Quarry

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