The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …

Living opossums (Didelphidae) comprise 125 species in 18 genera and 4 subfamilies. This
synopsis lists all the didelphid taxa (subfamilies, tribes, genera, subgenera, and species) …

Incorporating morphological data into modern phylogenies allows integration of fossil
evidence, facilitating divergence dating and macroevolutionary inferences. Improvements in …

An updated checklist for living American marsupial species (orders Didelphimorphia,
Microbiotheria, and Paucituberculata) is presented here. It includes 22 genera and 137 …

The relatively high level of morphological diversity in Australasian marsupials compared to
that observed among American marsupials remains poorly understood. We undertake a …

Didelphid marsupials are considered a morphologically unspecialized group with a
generalist diet that includes vertebrates, invertebrates, and plant matter. While cranium and …

Marsupials represent a major mammalian diversification today restricted geographically to
the Americas (but chiefly to the Neotropical Region) and Australasia. The group is highly …

Currently, marsupials (modern members of the Metatheria clade) are widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical areas of South America, but poorly represented in the fossil record …

Seasonal breeding is a common feature in the life history of marsupials and has been
correlated with temperature, resource availability, and photoperiod. Didelphis aurita is a …

The diversity and phylogeny of marsupials and their stem relatives (collectively, Metatheria)
are reviewed, from their divergence from their sister taxon (Eutheria) and the earliest fossil …