Woodburnodon

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Woodburnodon is an extinct genus of South American marsupials within the order Microbiotheria, known from fossil remains that help illuminate early marsupial evolution in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct genus
marsupial genus
prehistoric mammal
belongsToClade Metatheria NERFINISHED
Theria NERFINISHED
class Mammalia
continentFossilRecord South America NERFINISHED
discoveryBasis fragmentary fossils
evolutionaryRole early representative of Microbiotheria
part of early diversification of South American marsupials
fossilType mammalian fossils
geologicalContext South American fossil deposits
infraclass Marsupialia NERFINISHED
isExtinct true
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fossil remains
lifestyle terrestrial mammal
order Microbiotheria NERFINISHED
paleobiogeographicRealm Southern Hemisphere
phylum Chordata
reproductionType marsupial reproduction
significance important for understanding early marsupial evolution
provides evidence on the evolution of Microbiotheria
taxonRank genus
temporalStatus Cenozoic mammal

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Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned) containsGenus Woodburnodon
subject surface form: Microbiotheria