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Cenozoic Laurasian metatherians, the opossum-like
herpetotheriids and
peradectids persisted into the
Miocene before becoming extinct, with the
North American...
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Peradectes should be the only
genus placed in the family. The
morphology of
peradectids has been
considered to be
similar to opossums, with at
least some exhibiting...
- Miocene,
including the
European herpetotheriid Amphiperatherium, the
peradectids Siamoperadectes and
Sinoperadectes from Asia, and the
possible herpetotheriid...
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position Material Notes Images Mimoperadectes M.
sowasheensis Meridian,
Mississippi Early Eocene A
peradectid.
Peratherium P.
mcgrewi A herpetotheriid....
- Ladevèze, S.; Tabuce, R. (2024). "Taxonomy and
evolutionary history of
peradectids (Metatheria): New data from the
early Eocene of France".
Journal of Mammalian...
- "What are "opossum-like" fossils? The
phylogeny of
herpetotheriid and
peradectid metatherians,
based on new
features from the
petrosal anatomy". Journal...
- Ptilodus, squirrel-sized
ptilodontid Metatheria -
marsupials Peradectes,
peradectid marsupial Apatotheria - primitive,
arboreal mammals Labidolemur, aye-aye-like...
- may
represent a
primitive step in the
evolution of opossums. A “
peradectid or
peradectid-like ancestor” may have
given rise to
didelphids in the Cretaceous...
- part of the molar, all
characteristics that most
closely connect it to
peradectid metatherians. However, it also
displays several unique characteristics:...
-
neoplagiaulacid multituberculate Metatheria -
marsupials Peradectes,
peradectid marsupial Carnivora - carnivores,
including living carnivorous mammals...
