Periprotodidelphis
| Periprotodidelphis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Family: | †Protodidelphidae |
| Genus: | †Periprotodidelphis |
| Species: | †P. bergqvisti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Periprotodidelphis bergqvisti Oliveira and Goin, 2011 | |
Periprotodidelphis is an extinct monotypic genus of protodidelphid metatherian that lived in South America from the Thanetian to the Ypresian stage of the Palaeogene period.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Periprotodidelphis bergqvisti, the type species, is only known from the Itaboraí Basin of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Periprotodidelphis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Oliveira, Édison V.; Goin, Francisco J. (29 August 2011). "A reassessment of bunodont metatherians from the Paleogene of Itaboraí (Brazil): systematics and age of the Itaboraian SALMA" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 14 (2): 105–136. doi:10.4072/rbp.2011.2.01. Retrieved 13 April 2026.