In Depth Lycopsis is a genus of borhyaenoid mammal that lived in South America during the Miocene. Further Reading - A New Species of Lycopsis (Borhyaenidae: Marsupialia) from the La Venta Fauna (Late Miocene) of Colombia, South America. - Journal of Paleontology 51(3):633-642. - L. G. Marshall - 1977. - New clues for understanding Neogene … Read more
In Depth Oklatheridium is a genus of deltatheroidan mammal that lived in North America during the Cretaceous. Further Reading - Earliest Evidence of Deltatheroida (Mammalia: Metatheria) from the Early Cretaceous of North America. Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology: A Tribute to Frederick S. Szalay 3-24. - B. M. Davis, R. L. Cifelli & Z. Kielan-Jaworowska - 2008.
In Depth When described in 2003, Sinodelphys was the oldest confirmed and definitive marsupial mammal. Sinodelphys was very small, only about fifteen centimetres long, and is thought to have lived most of its life either hidden up trees or amongst dense undergrowth well out of reach of predatory dinosaurs that would have been running around … Read more
In Depth Despite the name, Borhyaena was in no way related to hyenas, but was instead one of the larger predatory marsupials that roamed South America during the early/mid Miocene periods. As the type genus of the Borhyaenidae, Borhyaena represents one of the main kinds of predators active in South America until they were ultimately … Read more