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Mirandatherium
Taxonomy
Mirandatherium was named by Paula Couto (1952). Its type is Mirandatherium alipioi.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Metatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); and to Microbiotheriidae by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Metatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); and to Microbiotheriidae by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
Species
M. alipioi (syn. Mirandaia ribeiroi) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Mirandatherium Paula Couto |
| 1988 | Mirandatherium Carroll |
| 2010 | Mirandatherium Ladaveze and Muizon |
| 2011 | Mirandatherium Oliveira and Goin |
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G. †Mirandatherium Paula Couto 1952
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†Mirandatherium alipioi Paula Couto 1952
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Invalid names: Mirandaia ribeiroi Paula Couto 1952 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | M. sp. (133040) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Mirandaia ribeiroi, M. alipioi (118314) |