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Thylamys minutus
Discussion
Minutus, for very small size among marmosine didelphids
Taxonomy
Thylamys minutus was named by Goin (1997). Its type specimen is IGM 253042, a mandible ( right mandibular fragment with posterior alveolus of m2 and complete m3-4), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Thylamys minutus 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.
†Thylamys minutus Goin 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| F. J. Goin 1997 | One of the smallest known species of Thylamys; differs from other species of the genus in the following features: metaconid of m4 reduced in relation to m1-3; cristid obliqua ends anteriorly just below the protochristid notch; upper molars with stylar cusp C very compressed labiolingually; stylar cusp A very small but distinct; metacrista poorly developed |