Subfamily Thylamyinae Hershkovitz 1992 (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Parent taxon: Didelphidae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Cladodidelphys, Cryptonanus, Dasyurina, Derorhynchinae, Didelphinae, Dimerodon, Eobrasiliinae, Herpetotheriinae, Hyladelphinae, Marmosinae, Marmosops, Marmosopsini, Peratotherium, Sparassocyninae, Sparassocynini, Thlaeodontinae

Subtaxa: Thylamyini

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Type: Thylamys

Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (9 collections)

• Pliocene of Argentina (2)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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