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Eodelphis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraclass
  
Metatheria

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Ameridelphia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Stagodontidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Stagodontidae, Didelphodon, Alphadon, Cimolestes, Deltatheridium

Eodelphis kabatensis cea mai veche specie de delfin


Eodelphis (ee-o-DEL-fiss) meaning "early opossum" '(Greek: ηώς, eos = dawn + δελφίς, delphis = opossum) is a genus of stagodont metatherians from the Late Cretaceous of North America, with distinctive crushing dentition. Named species include E. browni and the more advanced E. cutleri. Both come from the Late Campanian (Judithian "Land Mammal Age") of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Specimens are also known from the Judith River Formation of Montana. E. cutleri is related to the Maastrichtian genus Didelphodon as indicated by its enlarged premolars and more robust jaw. Eodelphis was probably an aquatic predator like its relative Didelphodon, and may have weighed about 0.6 kg (1.3 lb), making it one of the largest mammals of its time.

References

Eodelphis Wikipedia


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