Thylamys

Thylamys[1] Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Colloncuran) to Recent ~14–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Didelphinae
Tribe:	Thylamyini
Genus:	Thylamys J. E. Gray, 1843
Type species
Didelphis elegans Waterhouse 1839
Species
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Thylamys is a genus of opossums in the family Didelphidae. The premaxillae are rounded rather than pointed. The females lack a pouch. The females' nipples are arranged in two symmetrical rows on the abdomen.^[2] All species but T. macrurus store fat in their tails,^[3] although this is not necessarily true for all species in the genus.^[4] Fossils belonging to the genus date back to the Miocene, with the oldest specimens being found in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina and the Honda Group of Colombia.^[5] Genetic studies indicate that the genus may have originated around 14 million years ago.^[6]

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9. ^ Flores, D.; Teta, P. (2016). "Thylamys citellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T199835A22172943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T199835A22172943.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
10. ^ Flores, D.; Teta, P. (2016). "Thylamys pulchellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T199834A22172571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T199834A22172571.en. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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