Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials represented today only by the seven living species of shrew opossums, family Caenolestidae. The order was once far more diverse, with more than 60 extinct species known from the fossil record dating back to the late Paleocene, before a pronounced decline in the middle Miocene left the shrew opossums as its only surviving family.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13411128, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Paucituberculata
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Marsupial Orders, Lead
Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Paucituberculata
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 7
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Paucituberculata
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Paucituberculata" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Paucituberculata
Wikidata Q13411128, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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