Biology:Sairadelphys
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Short description: Extinct genus of marsupials
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mammalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Marsupialia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Didelphimorphia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Didelphidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Hyladelphinae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | †Sairadelphys E.V. Oliveira et. al., 2011 |
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| †Sairadelphys tocantinensis E.V. Oliveira et. al., 2011
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Sairadelphys is an extinct genus of didelphine opossums from the Pleistocene of South America.[1]
Taxonomy
Sairadelphys is a didelphine opossum, described as a sister taxon to Hyladelphys. Sairadelphys tocantinensis is the only recognized species, and it is known from deposits in the Gruta dos Mouras cave, Tocantins, Brazil.[1]
Biology
The more flattened molars of Sairadelphys indicate of diet of both fruit and insects. It had an estimated mass of less than 40 g.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oliveira, Edison Vicente; Villa Nova, Patricia; Goin, Francisco J.; Avilla, Leonardo Dos Santos (24 September 2011). "A new hyladelphine marsupial (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from cave deposits of northern Brazil.". Zootaxa 3041 (1): 51–62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.200799. https://www.academia.edu/download/32715910/SAIRADELPHYS.pdf. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q21215718 entry
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