Arcantiodelphys

Arcantiodelphys
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Metatheria
(unranked): Marsupialiformes
Genus: Arcantiodelphys
Vullo et al., 2009
Species
  • A. marchandi Vullo et al., 2009 (type)

Arcantiodelphys is an extinct genus of basal Metatheria which existed in France during the Cenomanian age.[1] It was first named by Romain Vullo, Emmanuel Gheerbrant, Christian de Muizon and Didier Néraudeau in 2009 and the type species is Arcantiodelphys marchandi.[1]

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Vullo et al. (2009).[1]

Peramus


 Boreosphenida 

Kielantherium

Holoclemensia


 Eutheria 

Maelestes

Prokennalestes



 Metatheria 

Sinodelphys

Deltatheridium


 Marsupialiformes 

Arcantiodelphys

Dakotadens

Kokopellia

Asiatherium

Marsupialia

Adelodelphys

Iugomortiferum

Pariadens

Sinbadelphys












References

  1. 1 2 3 Romain Vullo; Emmanuel Gheerbrant; Christian de Muizon; Didier Néraudeau (2009). "The oldest modern therian mammal from Europe and its bearing on stem marsupial paleobiogeography". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (47): 19910–19915. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902940106. PMC 2785266Freely accessible. PMID 19892730.


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