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Lestodelphys (Patagonian opussum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Lestodelphys was named by Tate (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); and to Thylamyini by Patton et al. (1996).

Species
L. halli
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. juga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Lestodelphys Tate
1988Lestodelphys Carroll
1996Lestodelphys Patton et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
subfamilyThylamyinaeHershkovitz 1992
tribeThylamyiniHershkovitz 1992
genusLestodelphysTate 1934

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.

G. Lestodelphys Tate 1934 [Patagonian opussum]
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Lestodelphys halli Thomas 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
mandible at m3 height14.00

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:50:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys sp. (199160)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys halli (140805 140807)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys sp. (63335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys juga (71330) Lestodelphys sp. (71316)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys juga (191127)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lestodelphys halli (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys halli (63338 145810)