Thylacopygmaeus

Thylacopygmaeus; Temporal range: Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Family:	† Herpetotheriidae
Genus:	† Thylacopygmaeus
Species:	†T. oliveirai
Binomial name
	†Thylacopygmaeus oliveirai; Carneiro et. al., 2024

Last updated October 03, 2025

Thylacopygmaeus is an extinct genus of herpetotheriid that lived in Brazil during the Early Eocene. It contains a single species, Thylacopygmaeus oliveirai.^[1]

References

↑ Carneiro, L. M.; Goin, F. J.; Bampi, H.; Silva, R. C.; Rangel, C. C.; Guimarães, B. M. G.; Arêas, M. R. (15 September 2024). "A tiny-sized Herpetotheriidae (Mammalia, Metatheria) from the Itaboraí basin (early Eocene), Brazil: Paleobiogeographic and systematic implications for Herpetotheriidae" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 144 105016. Bibcode:2024JSAES.14405016C. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105016 . Retrieved 15 December 2024– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Carneiro, L. M.; Goin, F. J.; Bampi, H.; Silva, R. C.; Rangel, C. C.; Guimarães, B. M. G.; Arêas, M. R. (15 September 2024). "A tiny-sized Herpetotheriidae (Mammalia, Metatheria) from the Itaboraí basin (early Eocene), Brazil: Paleobiogeographic and systematic implications for Herpetotheriidae" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 144 105016. Bibcode:2024JSAES.14405016C. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105016 . Retrieved 15 December 2024– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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