Thylacopygmaeus

Thylacopygmaeus
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: †Herpetotheriidae
Genus: †Thylacopygmaeus
Species:
†T. oliveirai
Binomial name
†Thylacopygmaeus oliveirai
Carneiro et. al., 2024

Thylacopygmaeus is an extinct genus of herpetotheriid that lived in Brazil during the Early Eocene. It contains a single species, Thylacopygmaeus oliveirai.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carneiro, L. M.; Goin, F. J.; Bampi, H.; Silva, R. C.; Rangel, C. C.; Guimarães, B. M. G.; Arêas, M. R. (15 September 2024). "A tiny-sized Herpetotheriidae (Mammalia, Metatheria) from the Itaboraí basin (early Eocene), Brazil: Paleobiogeographic and systematic implications for Herpetotheriidae". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 144: 105016. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105016. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.