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Marmosini

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Marmosini was named by Reig et al. (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Marmosinae by Patton et al. (1996), Goin (1997); and to Didelphinae by Goin (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Marmosini Reig et al.
1996Marmosini Patton et al. p. 4
1997Marmosini Goin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
subfamilyMarmosinaeReig et al. 1987
tribeMarmosiniReig et al. 1987
tribeMarmosiniReig et al. 1987

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Marmosini Reig et al. 1987
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G. Marmosa Gray 1821 [mouse opossum]
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Marmosa collega Thomas 1920
†Marmosa contrerasi Mones 1980
Marmosa demerarae Thomas 1905
Marmosa domina Thomas 1920
Marmosa lepida Thomas 1888
Marmosa limae Thomas 1920
Marmosa mexicana Merriam 1897 [Mexican mouse opposum]
Marmosa murina Linnaeus 1758 [Linnaeus's mouse opossum]
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Invalid names: Didelphis dorsigera Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Marmosa regina Thomas 1898
Marmosa robinsoni Bangs 1898
Marmosa rubra Tate 1931
G. Micoureus Lesson 1842 [woolly mouse opossum]
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Micoureus alstoni Allen 1900 [Alstons mouse opossum]
Micoureus constantiae Thomas 1903 [White-bellied woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus demerarae Thomas 1905 [Woolly mouse opossum]
†Micoureus laventicus Marshall 1976
Micoureus paraguayanus Tate 1931 [Tates woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus phaeus Thomas 1899 [Little woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus regina Thomas 1898 [Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum]
G. Thylamys Gray 1843 [fat-tailed mouse opossum]
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†Thylamys colombianus Goin 1997
†Thylamys contrerasi Mones 1980
Thylamys macrurus Olfers 1818
†Thylamys minutus Goin 1997
Thylamys pallidior Thomas 1902
†Thylamys pinei Goin et al. 2000
Thylamys pusillus Desmarest 1804
Thylamys venustus Thomas 1902
†Thylamys zettii Goin 1997
G. Tlacuatzin Voss and Jansa 2003
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G. †Zygolestes Ameghino 1898
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†Zygolestes paranensis Ameghino 1898
†Zygolestes tatei Goin et al. 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:48:59
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:48:59
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Peru (Cuzco) Marmosa laventica (144513)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (San Martin) Thylamys colombianus (230802)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Marmosa laventica (136233) Marmosa sp., Marmosa laventica, Thylamys minutus (133648) Marmosini indet. (187949 188245 188248) Marmosini indet., Micoureus laventicus (188246) Marmosini indet., Thylamys minutus, Micoureus laventicus (188249) Micoureus laventicus (187955) Thylamys minutus, Thylamys colombianus, Micoureus laventicus (188243)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Marmosini indet., Thylamys minutus, Thylamys colombianus, Micoureus laventicus (13749) Micoureus laventicus (117981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Santa Rosa) Marmosa sp., Thylamys colombianus (232447)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Zygolestes paranensis (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Thylamis sp. (87198) Thylamys pinei (151498 152065) Thylamys zetti (204598) Zygolestes tatei, Thylamys pinei (140925 152066)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thylamys zettii (211640)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Marmosa contrerasi (145757) Thylamys contrerasi (199153) Thylamys pusillus, Thylamys contrerasi (198863)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Marmosa indet. (14176)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Oaxaca) Marmosa canescens (71305)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Thylamys sp. (211820)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Marmosa sp. (92815) Thylamys macrura, Thylamys sp. (92813)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Marmosa sp. (140803)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Piura) Marmosa sp. (145500)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Marmosa mexicana (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Thylamys sp. (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Thylamys sp., Micoureus demerarae (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Marmosa sp. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Thylamys pallidior (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (O'Higgins) Thylamys sp. (71280)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Marmosa cinerea (71332) Marmosa sp. (71334)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Marmosa cinerea, Marmosa parvidens, Marmosa murina (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thylamys pusillus (63338)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Thylamys pallidior (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Marmosa sp., Thylamys sp. (211634)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Marmosa robinsoni (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Marmosa sp. (71327 71328 71329) Micoureus cinerea (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Marmosa robinsoni (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Thylamys pallidior (212470)