UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE Philander (MARSUPIALIA, DIDELPHIDAE) DEL MIOCENO TARDÍO DEL NOROESTE ARGENTINO.

A new species of Philander (Marsupialia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), from levels of the Andalhuala Formation (late Miocene) at Tio Punco locality, Tucumán Province (Argentina) is described. Compared to the living species of the genus, the new species is relatively large and has stronger premolars and molars; the skull has short frontal crests which are more transversally placed regarding the cranial axis; the diastema between P1 and P2 is short; the labial cingulum of P3 is vestigial and incomplete; upper molars have more robust protocones, and the posmetacrista of M3 is less developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]