Arcantiodelphys

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]

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)

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; 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.