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Zeballothentes

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Extinct genus of metatherian

Zeballothentes
Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Paucituberculata
Genus: Zeballothentes
Species: Z. incertus
Binomial name
Zeballothentes incertus
Martin et. al., 2024

Zeballothentes is an extinct genus of metatherian that lived in Argentina during the Middle Miocene. It is a monotypic genus containing the species Z. incertus.

References

  1. Martin, Gabriel M.; Novo, Nelson M.; González Ruiz, Laureano R.; Tejedor, Marcelo F. (10 July 2024). "New metatherians from Collon Cura Formation at Cerro Zeballos (Middle Miocene), Chubut province, Argentina". Historical Biology: 1–18. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2367558. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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