Subfamily Caluromyinae Kirsch and Reig 1977 (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Alternative spelling: Caluromyidae

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

See also Goin et al. 2007

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

Subtaxa: Caluromyinae Caluromys Glironia Glironiinae

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Panama (1), Peru (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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