Halmaselus Ameghino 1891 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles descubiertos por Carlos Ameghino en el Eoceno inferior de la Patagonia austral. – Especies nuevas, adiciones y correcciones [New remains of fossil mammals discovered by Carlos Ameghino in the lower Eocene of southern Patagonia. – New species, additions, and corrections]. Revista Argentina de Historia Natural 1:289-328

Parent taxon: Epanorthidae according to F. Ameghino 1891

See also Ameghino 1894

Sister taxa: Caenolestes, Caenolestinae, Caenolestoides, Eomannodon, Gaimanlestes, Perulestes, Pliolestes, Progarzonia, Rhyncholestes, Stilotherium, Callomenus, Pilchenia, Metaepanorthus, Epanorthus, Paraepanorthus, Essoprion, Prepanorthus, Palaepanorthus, Halmadromus

Subtaxa: Halmaselus valens

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Type: Halmaselus valens

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Halmaselus in the database

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