Arcantiodelphys

Arcantiodelphys Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Theria
Infraclass:	Metatheria
(unranked):	Marsupialiformes
Genus:	Arcantiodelphys Vullo et al., 2009
Species
A. marchandi Vullo et al., 2009 (type)

Arcantiodelphys is an extinct genus of basal Metatheria which existed in France during the Cenomanian age.^[1] It was first named by Romain Vullo, Emmanuel Gheerbrant, Christian de Muizon and Didier Néraudeau in 2009 and the type species is Arcantiodelphys marchandi.^[1]

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Vullo et al. (2009).^[1]

	Peramus  Boreosphenida  Kielantherium Holoclemensia  Eutheria  Maelestes Prokennalestes  Metatheria  Sinodelphys Deltatheridium  Marsupialiformes  Arcantiodelphys Dakotadens Kokopellia Asiatherium Marsupialia Adelodelphys Iugomortiferum Pariadens Sinbadelphys

References

1. Romain Vullo, Emmanuel Gheerbrant, Christian de Muizon and Didier Néraudeau (2009). "The oldest modern therian mammal from Europe and its bearing on stem marsupial paleobiogeography". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106 (47): 19910–19915. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902940106. PMC 2785266. PMID 19892730.