Sairadelphys
Extinct genus of marsupials
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Sairadelphys is an extinct genus of didelphine opossums from the Pleistocene of South America.[1]
| Sairadelphys Temporal range: Pleistocene ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyladelphinae |
| Genus: | †Sairadelphys E.V. Oliveira et. al., 2011 |
| Type species | |
| †Sairadelphys tocantinensis E.V. Oliveira et. al., 2011 | |
| Species | |
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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]
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