yes the opossom is the only marsupial native to north america.
the only other ones are in the zoo.
2006-11-17 09:18:30
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answered by daniel T 3
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Hope this helps:- The marsupials, also known as Metatherian mammals, diverged from a pantholthern stem stock in the late Cretaceous. The first marsupials appeared in North America approximately 80 million years ago. The only naturally occurring marsupial in the United States today is the possum, Didelphis marsupials. In the past, however, marsupials were quite common. During the Mesozoic period, marsupials were very common in North America; more common, in fact, than the placental mammals. Towards the end of the late Cretaceous, marsupials started appearing in South America. In the Eocene, marsupials spread to Europe, North Africa and reached Asia. However, these groups rapidly became extinct. South America split from North America in the Eocene period, blocking the rapid radiation of placentals in North America, at this time, from spreading to South America. Also, at this time, marsupials reached Antarctica, which was attached to South America and Australia. They followed a belt of vegetation from South America to Australia. Australia split from Antarctica in the Miocene, effectively isolating the marsupials here.
2016-04-10 07:22:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Us Marsupials
2016-12-10 14:45:47
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answered by ? 4
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1 the possum
2006-11-17 09:30:59
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answered by Anonymous
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Possum. Only one in North America. Maybe in bolth Americas (north and south)
2006-11-17 14:30:10
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answered by picsnap 3
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the opposum is the only marsupial in the US
2006-11-17 09:18:45
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answered by Terri 1
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yes, at least I think so - either possums or opossums - you can soon find out which, I can never remember.
2006-11-17 09:17:38
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answered by Anonymous
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yeah, in zoos
armadillos too maybe
2006-11-17 09:16:23
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answered by kurticus1024 7
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