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Ameridelphia
Taxonomy
Ameridelphia was named by Szalay (1982). It was considered paraphyletic by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was reranked as the superorder Ameridelphia by Cifelli (2004), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Davis (2007) and Oliveira and Goin (2011).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Springer et al. (1994), de Muizon and Cifelli (2001), Cifelli (2004), Case et al. (2004), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Munemasa et al. (2006) and Davis (2007); and to Metatheria by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
It was reranked as the superorder Ameridelphia by Cifelli (2004), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Davis (2007) and Oliveira and Goin (2011).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Springer et al. (1994), de Muizon and Cifelli (2001), Cifelli (2004), Case et al. (2004), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Munemasa et al. (2006) and Davis (2007); and to Metatheria by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Ameridelphia Szalay |
| 1994 | Ameridelphia Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 2001 | Ameridelphia de Muizon and Cifelli p. 88 |
| 2004 | Ameridelphia Case et al. p. 234 |
| 2004 | Ameridelphia Cifelli p. 285 |
| 2004 | Ameridelphia Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 449-450 |
| 2006 | Ameridelphia Munemasa et al. p. 188 |
| 2007 | Ameridelphia Davis p. 225 |
| 2011 | Ameridelphia Oliveira and Goin |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. †Ameridelphia Szalay 1982
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Fm. †Derorhynchidae Paula Couto 1962
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G. †Coona Simpson 1938
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†Coona gaudryi Simpson 1964
†Coona gutierrezi Del Corro 1977
†Coona pattersoni Simpson 1948
G. †Derorhynchus Couto 1952
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†Derorhynchus minutus Goin et al. 1999
†Derorhynchus singularis Paula Couto 1952
G. †Xenostylos Goin 2007
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†Xenostylos peninsularis Goin et al. 1999
Invalid names: Xenostylus Goin et al. 1999 [replaced]
Or. Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
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Unr. Didelphidae Gray 1821 [opossum]
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Subfm. Caluromyinae Kirsch and Reig 1977
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G. Caluromys Allen 1900 [woolly oppossum]
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Caluromys lanatus Olfers 1818
Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Caluromyinae Kirsch and Reig 1977 [invalid subgroup], Glironiinae Hershkovitz 1992 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Caroloameghiana Ameghino 1901
G. †Cladodidelphys Ameghino 1904
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†Cladodidelphys crucialis Ameghino 1904
†Cladodidelphys parvula Rovereto 1914
Subfm. Didelphinae Gray 1827
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G. Chacodelphys Voss et al. 2004
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Tr. Didelphini Crochet 1979
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G. Chironectes Illiger 1811 [water opossum]
G. Lutreolina Thomas 1910 [lutrine opossum]
G. Philander Brisson 1762 [four-eyed opossum]
G. †Thylophorops Reig 1952
G. Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [large American opossum]
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Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 [white-eared opossum]
Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 [Big-eared opossum]
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 [common opossum]
†Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [Virginia opossum]
†Didelphys abrupta Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys biforata Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Didelphys grandaeva Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys juga Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys lujanensis Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys perplana Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys tracheia Rovereto 1914
†Didelphys triforata Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 [valid], Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 [valid], Didelphis crucialis Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006 [valid], Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [valid], Didelphys abrupta Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys biforata Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908 [valid], Didelphys grandaeva Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys juga Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys lujanensis Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys perplana Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys tracheia Rovereto 1914 [valid], Didelphys triforata Ameghino 1889 [valid]
G. †Mirandaia Paula Couto 1952
Invalid names: Didelphina Gray 1825 [synonym]
Subfm. †Eobrasiliinae Marshall 1987
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Subfm. †Hyladelphinae Voss and Jansa 2009
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Subfm. Marmosinae Reig et al. 1987
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Tr. Marmosini Reig et al. 1987
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G. Marmosa Gray 1821 [mouse opossum]
G. Micoureus Lesson 1842 [woolly mouse opossum]
G. Thylamys Gray 1843 [fat-tailed mouse opossum]
G. Tlacuatzin Voss and Jansa 2003
G. †Zygolestes Ameghino 1898
Tr. Monodelphini Hershkovitz 1992
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G. Monodelphis Burnett 1830 [short-tailed opossum]
G. †Thylatheridium Reig 1952
G. Marmosops Matschie 1916 [slender opossum]
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Marmosops impavidus Tschudi 1844
Marmosops incanus Lund 1840
Marmosops noctivagus Tschudi 1844
Marmosops parvidens Tate 1931
Marmosops pinheiroi Pine 1981
G. †Peratotherium
Unr. Sparassocynini Reig 1958
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G. †Sparassocynus Mercerat 1898
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†Sparassocynus bahiai Mercerat 1898
†Sparassocynus derivatus Reig and Simpson 1972
†Sparassocynus maimarai Abello et al. 2015
Subfm. Thylamyinae Hershkovitz 1992
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Invalid names: Derorhynchinae Marshall 1987 [empty], Herpetotheriinae Troussart 1879 [empty], Marmosopsini Kirsch and Palma 1995 [invalid subgroup], Sparassocyninae Reig 1958 [empty]
Invalid names: Pedimanes Gray 1821 [invalid subgroup], Peradectia Marshall et al. 1990 [synonym], Peradectoidea Marshall et al. 1990 [empty], Sparassocynidae Reig 1958 [empty]
Fm. †Protodidelphidae Marshall 1987
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G. †Guggenheimia Paula Couto 1952
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†Guggenheimia brasiliensis Paula Couto 1952
†Guggenheimia crocheti Oliveira and Goin 2011
†Guggenheimia glykeia Chornogubsky et al. 2023
G. †Periprotodidelphis Oliveira and Goin 2011
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†Periprotodidelphis bergqvistae Oliveira and Goin 2011
G. †Protodidelphis Paula Couto 1952
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†Protodidelphis mastodontoides Marshall 1987
†Protodidelphis vanzolinii Paula Couto 1952
Fm. †Sternbergiidae Szalay 1994
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G. †Carolopaulacoutoia McKenna and Bell 1997
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†Carolopaulacoutoia itaboraiensis Paula Couto 1970
Invalid names: Sternbergia Paula Couto 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Dozo 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma
Collections (260 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Didelphidae indet. (14492) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Thlaeodon sp. (119007) | |
| Puercan | USA (Montana) | Didelphidae indet. (14809) | |
| Puercan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Didelphidae indet. (14737) | |
| Danian | Bolivia (Mizque) | Tiulordia floresi (13501) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Didelphopsis sp., Derorhynchus minutus (95914) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Peratherium sp. (15049) | |
| Thanetian - Ypresian | Peru (Puno) | Didelphidae indet., Didelphimorphia indet., Peradectia indet. (28230) Didelphidae sp. 1, Didelphidae sp. 2, Didelphidae sp. 3, Didelphidae indet. (132938) | |
| Casamayoran | Argentina (Chubut) | Coona pattersoni, Microbiotherium gutierrezi (39295) Didelphidae indet. (175738) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | Derorhynchus sp., Protodidelphis sp., Didelphimorphia gen. nov. 5, Carolopaulacoutoia sp., Derorhynchidae gen. nov. 1, Derorhynchidae gen. nov. 2, Didelphopsis sp., Guggenheimia crocheti (133040) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Pauladelphys juanjoi (176085) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica | Didelphimorphia indet., Derorhynchidae indet., Derorhynchus minutus, Pauladelphys juanjoi, Xenostylus peninsularis, Marambiotherium glacialis (100414) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | Protodidelphis mastodontoides, Sternbergiidae indet., Guggenheimia glykeia (231392) | |
| Eocene | Antarctica | Derorhynchus minutus, Pauladelphys juanjoi, Xenostylus peninsularis, Marambiotherium glacialis (153447) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (New Mexico) | Peradectes sp. (15447) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Peratherium sp. (15357) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (California) | Didelphidae indet. (15676) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Didelphidae indet., Protodidelphis vanzolinii, Didelphopsis cabrerai, Guggenheimia brasiliensis, Derorhynchus singularis, Robertbutleria mastodontoidea, Guggenheimia crocheti, Carolocoutoia ferigoloi, Periprotodidelphis bergqvistae, Carolopaulacoutoia itaboraiensis, Diogenesia brevirostris, Protodidelphidae indet. (118314) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphidae indet. (16280) Herpetotherium sp. (16081) Peratherium sp. (16114 16118 16129 16130 16271 16315) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Peratherium sp. (16251) | |