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Philander (four-eyed opossum)
Taxonomy
Philander was named by Brisson (1762) [conserved in ICZN Opinion 1894]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); and to Didelphini by Patton et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); and to Didelphini by Patton et al. (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1762 | Philander Brisson p. 13 |
| 1988 | Philander Carroll |
| 1996 | Philander Patton et al. p. 4 |
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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. Philander Brisson 1762 [four-eyed opossum]
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Philander centralis Hollister 1914
†Philander entrerianus Ameghino 1899
Philander frenatus Olfers 1818
Philander mcilhennyi Gardner and Patton 1972
Philander opossum Linnaeus 1758 [gray four-eyed opposum]
Philander opposum Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Holocene or 8.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.0 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Philander entrerianus (55600 140472) | |
| Montehermosan | Argentina (Mendoza) | Philander opossum (189520) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Philander opposum (21691) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Philander opposum (21689) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Philander opossum (21687) |