Pucadelphys
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Pucadelphys
Marshall & de Muizon, 1988
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| Pucadelphys andinus Marshall & de Muizon, 1988
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Pucadelphys andinus is an extinct marsupial species belonging to the family Didelphidae.
Fossils of Pucadelphys have been found at Tiupampa (Bolivia).
It is small and likely to have eaten insects. It had a long tail, although incomplete on the best preserved fossils. It is possible that the tail was longer than (or at least as long as) its body. 17 vertebrae were preserved, and its estimated that there was 5 to 10 additional vertebrae originally.
It is regarded as partially arboreal, and partially terrestrial.
References
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, Holanda.
- McKenna, M.C., y Bell, S.K. (1997), Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level., Columbia University Press, New York. 0-231-11013-8.
- Suárez Soruco, R. (2007) Bolivia y su Paleodiversidad Cuadernos del Museo Geominero, nº 8. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-7840-707-1
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