Sarcophilus Cuvier 1837 (Tasmanian devil)
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Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Parent taxon: Dasyurini according to C. Krajewski et al. 1992
See also Lydekker 1894, Marshall 1974, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wroe 1996
Sister taxa: Dasycercus, Dasyuroides, Dasyurus, Myoictis
Subtaxa: Sarcophilus harrisii Sarcophilus laniarius Sarcophilus moornaensis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (24 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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