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Minusculodelphis
Taxonomy
Minusculodelphis was named by Paula Couto (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Minusculodelphis minimus.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Eometatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); to Ameridelphia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); and to Jaskhadelphyidae by Oliveira et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Eometatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); to Ameridelphia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); and to Jaskhadelphyidae by Oliveira et al. (2016).
Species
M. minimus (type species), M. modicum
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Minusculodelphis Paula Couto |
| 1988 | Minusculodelphis Carroll |
| 2010 | Minusculodelphis Ladaveze and Muizon |
| 2011 | Minusculodelphis Oliveira and Goin |
| 2016 | Minusculodelphis Oliveira et al. |
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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.
G. †Minusculodelphis Paula Couto 1962
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†Minusculodelphis minimus Paula Couto 1962
†Minusculodelphis modicum Oliveira et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | M. minimus, M. modicum (118314) |