Metatherians

DESCRIBER    Nessov, 1997
TIME    Cretceous Late
Coniacian
CLASS    Mammalia
COHORT    Marsupialia
SUPERORDER    \"Ameridelphia\"
ORDER    Asiadelphia
FAMILY    Asiatheriidae
FOSSILSITE    Bissekt Formation, Uzbekistan
INFO

Type species by monotype and a species left in open nomenclature by Averianov and Kielan-Jaworowska, 1999.

When first decribed by Nessov M.aenigma was only represented by a partial, edentulous dentary, later addtional material described by Averianov and Kielan-Jaworowska, 1999 have improved our knowledge of the genus.