A new derorhynchid (Mammalia, Metatheria) from the early Eocene Itaboraí fauna of Brazil with comments on its affinities

Abstract A new early Eocene, small-sized metatherian from the Itaboraí fauna is described. The new taxon is recognized on the basis of an incomplete dentary recovered from fissure fillings in the travertine limestones from the Itaboraí Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The phylogenetic analysi...

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Main Authors: ÉDISON VICENTE OLIVEIRA, LEONARDO M. CARNEIRO, FRANCISCO J. GOIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2021-08-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652021000401211&tlng=en