Tingamarra Godthelp et al. 1992 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: H. Godthelp, M. Archer, R. Cifelli, S. J. Hand, and C. F. Gilkeson. 1992. Earliest known Australian Tertiary mammal fauna. Nature 356:514-516

Parent taxon: Placentalia according to S. Hand et al. 1994

See also Godthelp et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Afrotheria, Americatheria, Atlantogenata, Boreoeutheria, Educabilia, Epitheria, Exafroplacentalia, Ineducabilia, Pahelia, Petrolemuridae, Ungulatomorpha, Mutilata

Subtaxa: Tingamarra porterorum

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Type: Tingamarra porterorum

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit (Eocene of Australia)

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