Subfamily Sminthopsinae Archer 1982 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Full reference: M. Archer. 1982. Review of the dasyurid (Marsupialia) fossil record, integration of data bearing on phylogenetic interpretation, and suprageneric classification. Carnivorous Marsuliaps 2:397-443

Parent taxon: Dasyuridae according to C. Krajewski et al. 1992

See also Dawson et al. 1999 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Barinyainae, Dasyurinae, Glaucodon, Murexia, Muricinae, Ningaui, Phascogalinae, Phascolosorexinae, Phascolosoricinae, Planigalinae

Subtaxa: Planigalini Sminthopsini

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (24 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1)

• Pliocene of Australia (1)

Total: 26 collections including 49 occurrences

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