†Hesperocynus Forasiepi et al. 2009 (opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Parent taxon: Sparassocynini according to R. M. D. Beck and M. L. Taglioretti 2020
See also Forasiepi et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Sparassocynus
Subtaxa: Hesperocynus dolgopolae
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (5)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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