Biology:Clenia (mammal)

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Short description: Extinct genus of marsupial

Clenia
Temporal range: Oligocene - Early Miocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Microbiotheria
Family: Microbiotheriidae
Genus: Clenia
Ameghino, 1904[1]
Type species
Clenia minuscula
Ameghino, 1904
Species
  • C. brevis
  • C. minuscula
Synonyms

Clenialites

Clenia is an extinct genus of marsupials from the Oligocene and Miocene of South America. They are relatives of the living monito del monte (colocolo).

Description

Two species are known. The type species is Clenia minuscula from the Early Miocene of Argentina .[2] The other is Clenia brevis from the Oligocene of Argentina. It had more robust molars than C. minuscula.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108680377 entry