Microbiotheria

MicrobiotheriaAmeghino, 1889

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Traditionally included in Marsupialia. Included in order Polyprotodonta by Reig et al. (1987); considered a separate order by Aplin and Archer (1987) and Marshall et al. (1990). Phylogenetically allied with australidelphian marsupials (e.g., Spotorno et al., 1997; Burk et al., 1999).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.