Amphiperatherium

Amphiperatherium is an extinct genus of metatherian mammal, closely related to marsupials. It ranged from the Early Eocene to the Middle Miocene in Europe. It is the most recent metatherian known from the continent.

Amphiperatherium
Temporal range: Early Eocene-Late Miocene
Mandible of Amphiperatherium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: †Herpetotheriidae
Genus: †Amphiperatherium
Filhol, 1879
Type species
†Amphiperatherium frequens
von Meyer, 1846
Species
  • A. ambiguum Filhol, 1877
  • A. bastbergense Crochet, 1979
  • A. bourdellense Crochet, 1979
  • A. brabantense Crochet, 1979
  • A. exile Gervais, 1848
  • A. fontense Crochet, 1979
  • A. frequens von Meyer, 1846
  • A. giselense Heller, 1936
  • A. goethei Crochet, 1979
  • A. lamandini Filhol, 1876
  • A. maximum Crochet, 1979
  • A. minutum Aymard, 1846
Synonyms
  • Oxygomphius Meyer, 1846
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