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Simosthenurus baileyi

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Simosthenurus baileyi was named by Prideaux and Wells (1998). Its type specimen is SAM P13670, a partial skull (partial juvenile cranium woth associated left and right dentaries), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Simosthenurus baileyi Prideaux and Wells pp. 1-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
superfamilyMacropodoidea
subfamilySthenurinaeGlauert 1926
tribeSimosthenurini
genusSimosthenurusTedford 1966
speciesbaileyiPrideaux and Wells 1998

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Simosthenurus baileyi Prideaux and Wells 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Simosthenurus baileyi (51266)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Simosthenurus baileyi (136110)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Simosthenurus baileyi (135978 135983 136423 136427 136432)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Simosthenurus baileyi (28364)