Lycopsis

Ly-kop-sis.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Lycopsis.

Phonetic

Ly-kop-sis.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Metatheria,‭ ‬Sparassodonta,‭ ‬Borhyaenoidea.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

L.‭ ‬torresi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina.‭ ‬Colombia.

Time Period

Miocene.

Fossil representation

Several individuals.

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 marsupial radiation.‭ ‬Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics.‭ & ‬The Miocene fauna of La Venta,‭ ‬Colombia‭ ‬187-206.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Goin‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997. – Una nueva especie de Lycopsis‭ (‬Metatheria,‭ ‬Prothylacyninae‭) ‬de la Formaci�n Arroyo Chasic�‭ (‬Mioceno Tard�o‭) ‬de la provincia de Buenos Aires.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ameghiniana‭ ‬40‭(‬2‭)‬:249-253.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Forasiepi,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Goin‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬Martino‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003. -‭ ‬Insights into the Neotropics prior to the Great American Biotic Interchange:‭ ‬new evidence of mammalian predators from the Miocene of northern Colombia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬36‭(‬1‭)‬:e1029581.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Suarez,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Forsiepi,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Goin‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Jaramillo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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