A sabre-tooth predator from the Neotropics: Cranial morphology of Anachlysictis gracilis Goin, 1997 (Metatheria, Thylacosmilidae), based on new specimens from La Venta (Middle Miocene, Colombia) Author Suarez, Catalina Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT-CONICET Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s / n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, 5500 (Argentina) and Grupo de Paleontología Neotropical Tradicional y Molecular (PaleoNeo), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá (Colombia) and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 0843 - 03092, Balboa-Ancón (Panama) catasuarezg @ gmail. com (corresponding author) catasuarezg@gmail.com Author Forasiepi, Analia M. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT-CONICET Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s / n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, 5500 (Argentina) and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Argentina) Author Babot, María Judith Unidad Ejecutora Lillo-CONICET, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, 4000 (Argentina) Author Shinmura, Tatsuya Ashoro Museum of Paleontology, 29 - 1 Konan, Ashoro, Ashoro District, Hokkaido 089 - 3727 (Japan) Author Luque, Javier Museum of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB 2 3 EJ (United Kingdom) and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 0843 - 03092, Balboa-Ancón (Panama) Author Vanegas, Rubén D. Museo de Historia Natural La Tatacoa, Centro Poblado La Victoria, Villavieja, Huila Department (Colombia) Author Cadena, Edwin A. Grupo de Paleontología Neotropical Tradicional y Molecular (PaleoNeo), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá (Colombia) and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 0843 - 03092, Balboa-Ancón (Panama) and Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 60605 (United States) Author Goin, Francisco J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Argentina) and División Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s / n, La Plata, Buenos Aires, B 1900 FWA (Argentina) text Geodiversitas 2023 2023-10-12 45 18 497 572 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2023v45a18.pdf journal article 10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a18 147e0d36-04cf-4c0c-baef-0aa2643d79f3 1638-9395 8434228 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BB77B691-635A-4B92-9820-DBE74776B7E2 Hondadelphys fieldsi Character 23 was changed from 1 to 0 (flaring of maxillary cheeks present) Character 27 was changed from 0 to “?”. This condition is not clearly evaluable because the holotype does not have a complete palate, just two parts separated. Character 231 was changed from 2 to 1 (stylar cusp B small or forming an ectocingulum), as observed on the holotype . Character 232 changed from 0 to 1 (present) because the StC is observed in the holotype , being part of the ectocingulum but distinguishable.