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METATHERIA: FOREBEARS AND COUSINS OF MARSUPIALS

Tracing the ancestral lineage of the marsupials down from the earliest representatives to late survivors such as the fearsome-looking Thylacosmilus.

 
Metatheria
†Holoclemensia
 
Metatheria
†Adinodon
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Pappotheriidae
†Pappotherium
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Sulestes
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Oklatheridium
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Tsagandelta
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Lotheridium
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Deltatheroides
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Deltatheridium
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Nanocuris
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Atokatheridium
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Gurbanodelta
 
Metatheria | Deltatheroidea | Deltatheridiidae
†Hyotheridium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Jaskhadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Andinodelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Pucadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Aenigmadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Anchistodelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Adelodelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes
†Sinbadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta
†Allqokirus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta
†Mayulestes
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta
†Patene
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta
†Nemolestes
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta
†Procladosictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hondadelphidae
†Hondadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hondadelphidae
†Stylocynus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Cladosictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Acyon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Sallacyon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Sipalocyon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Notogale
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Australogale
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Borhyaenidium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Chasiostylus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Notictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Notocynus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Pseudonotictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Hathliacynidae
†Perathereutes
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Lycopsis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Pharsophorus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Prothylacynus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Angelocabrerus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Chlorocyon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Dukecynus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Fredszalaya
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Plesiofelis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Pseudolycopsis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea
†Pseudothylacynus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Borhyaenidae
†Borhyaena
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Borhyaenidae
†Australohyaena
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Borhyaenidae
†Arctodictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Borhyaenidae
†Acrocyon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Proborhyaenidae
†Callistoe
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Proborhyaenidae
†Paraborhyaena
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Proborhyaenidae
†Proborhyaena
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Thylacosmilidae
†Eomakhaira
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Thylacosmilidae
†Anachlysictis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Thylacosmilidae
†Patagosmilus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Sparassodonta | Borhyaenoidea | Thylacosmilidae
†Thylacosmilus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Asiadelphia | Asiatheriidae
†Asiatherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Asiadelphia | Asiatheriidae
†Iugomortiferum
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Asiadelphia | Asiatheriidae
†Kokopellia
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Glasbiidae
†Glasbius
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Pediomyidae
†Pediomys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria
†Iqualadelphis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria | Stagodontidae
†Pariedens
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria | Stagodontidae
†Didelphodon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria | Stagodontidae
†Eodelphis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria | Stagodontidae
†Fumodelphodon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Archimetatheria | Stagodontidae
†Hoodootherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Alphadontidae
†Eoalphadon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Alphadontidae
†Turgidodon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Alphadontidae
†Alphadon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Alphadontidae
†Albertatherium
 
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Maastrichtidelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Nortedelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Swaindelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Golerdelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Amphiperatherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Herpetotherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Peratherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Entomacodon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Galatiadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Asiadidelphis
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Copedelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Herpetotheriidae
†Morotodon
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia
†Wamradolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia
†Bobbschaefferia
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Bonapartheriidae
†Bonapartherium
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Bonapartheriidae
†Epidolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Proargyrolagus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Anargyrolagus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Argyrolagus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Hondalagus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Klohnia
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Argyrolagidae
†Microtragulus
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Chulpasiinae
†Chulpasia
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Chulpasiinae
†Thylacotinga
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Prepidolopidae
†Incadolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Prepidolopidae
†Perrodelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Prepidolopidae
†Prepidolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Prepidolopidae
†Punadolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Rosendolopidae
†Hondonadia
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Bonapartheriiformes | Rosendolopidae
†Rosendolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Amphidolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Antarctodolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Archaeodolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Hypodolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Kramadolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Pliodolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Polydolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Polydolopidae
†Pseudolops
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Sillustaniidae
†Sillustania
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Polydolopimorphia | Polydolopiformes | Sillustaniidae
†Roberthoffsterreria
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Anatoliadelphyidae
†Anatoliadelphys
 
Metatheria | Marsupialiformes | Anatoliadelphyidae
†Orhaniyeia
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