Scalaridelphys

Scalaridelphys (meaning "womb that resembles stairs" - in reference to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the fact that it was related to extant marsupials) is an extinct genus of aquiladelphid pediomyoid mammal from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian)-aged Straight Cliffs Formation of Utah. Initially named as "Scalaria" in 2020, the genus name was changed to "Scalaridelphys" in 2021 when the authors were told by B. Creisler that the name "Scalaria" was already in use for a now obsolete genus of gastropod named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1801. Two species of "Scalaridelphys" are known: the type species S. martini and "S. aquilana".