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Peramelemorphia

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia

Taxonomy
Peramelemorphia was named by Ameghino (1889). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Australidelphia by Phillips et al. (2001) and Gurovich et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Peramelemorphia Ameghino
2001Peramelemorphia Phillips et al. p. 1538
2005Peramelemorphia Wilson and Reeder
2014Peramelemorphia Gurovich et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889

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.

Or. Peramelemorphia Ameghino 1889
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G. †Galadi Travouillion et al. 2010
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†Galadi adversus Travouillon et al. 2013
†Galadi amplus Travouillon et al. 2013
†Galadi grandis Travouillon et al. 2013
†Galadi speciosus Travouillion et al. 2010
Subor. †Perameloidea McKenna and Bell 1997
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Fm. Chaeropodidae Gill 1872
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G. Chaeropus Ogilby 1838
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†Chaeropus baynesi Travouillon 1881
Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby 1838 [Pig-footed bandicoot]
G. †Kutjamarcoot Chamberlain et al. 2015
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†Kutjamarcoot brevirostrum Chamberlain et al. 2015
Fm. Peramelidae Gray 1825 [bandicoot]
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G. †Crash Travouillon et al. 2014
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†Crash bandicoot Travouillon et al. 2014
Subfm. Echymiperinae McKenna and Bell 1997
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G. Echymipera Lesson 1842 [New Guinean spiny bandicoot]
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Echymipera clara Stein 1932 [Claras echymipera]
Echymipera davidi Flannery 1990 [Davids echymipera]
Echymipera echinista Menzies 1990 [Menzies echymipera]
Echymipera kalubu Fischer 1829
Echymipera rufescens Peters and Doria 1875
G. Microperoryctes Stein 1932
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Microperoryctes longicauda Peters and Doria 1876 [Striped bandicoot]
Microperoryctes murina Stein 1932 [Mouse bandicoot]
Microperoryctes papuensis Laurie 1952 [Papuan bandicoot]
G. Rhynchomeles Thomas 1920
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Rhynchomeles prattorum Thomas 1920 [Seram bandicoot]
G. Isoodon Desmarest 1817 [short-nosed bandicoot]
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Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887 [Golden bandicoot]
Isoodon macrourus Gould 1842 [northern brown bandicoot]
†Isoodon obesulus Shaw 1797
G. Perameles Geoffroy 1804 [long-nosed bandicoot]
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†Perameles allinghamensis Archer and Wade 1976
†Perameles bougainville Quoy and Gaimard 1824
†Perameles bowensis Muirhead et al. 1997
Perameles eremiana Spencer 1897
Perameles gunnii Gray 1838 [eastern barred bandicoot]
Perameles nasuta Geoffroy 1804 [long-nosed bandicoot]
†Perameles sobbei Price 2002
†Perameles wilkinsonorum Travouillon et al. 2017
G. Peroryctes Thomas 1906
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Peroryctes broadbenti Ramsay 1879 [Giant bandicoot]
Peroryctes raffrayana Milne-Edwards 1878 [Raffrays bandicoot]
G. Thylacis Illiger 1811
Invalid names: Peramelina Gray 1825 [synonym], Peramelinae Gray 1825 [empty], Peroryctinae Groves and Flannery 1990 [empty]
G. †Silvicultor Travouillon et al. 2017
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†Silvicultor karae Travouillon et al. 2017
†Silvicultor tedfordi Turnbull et al. 2003
Subfm. Thylacomyidae Bensley 1903
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G. †Ischnodon Stirton 1955
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†Ischnodon australis Stirton 1995
G. †Liyamayi Travouillon et al. 2014
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†Liyamayi dayi Travouillon et al. 2014
G. Macrotis Reid 1837
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Macrotis lagotis Reid 1837 [bilby]
Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887 [Lesser bilby]
Invalid names: Thylacomys Owen 1838 [nomen nudum]
Superfm. †Yaraloidea Muirhead 2000
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Fm. †Yaralidae Muirhead 2000
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G. †Yarala Muirhead and Filan 1995
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†Yarala burchfieldi Muirhead and Filan 1995
†Yarala kida Schwartz 2006
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Queensland) Galadi speciosus (135690 182964)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Northern Territory) Perameloidea indet. (182619) Yarala kida (135704)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (South Australia) Kutjamarcoot brevirostrum (13313)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Yarala burchfieldi, Galadi speciosus (106497)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) Crash bandicoot, Liyamayi dayi (182167) Galadi grandis, Galadi amplus, Galadi adversus (182168)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Yarala burchfieldi, Galadi speciosus (134946)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) Crash bandicoot (53951) Liyamayi dayi (201946) Peramelidae indet. (151091)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) Yaraloidea indet. (68775)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Ischnodon australis (182101) Ischnodon sp. (182915)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Peroryctes sp., Peroryctes tedfordi (135705)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (New South Wales) Silvicultor karae, Perameles bowensis (181610)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Perameles wilkinsonorum (13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Peramelidae indet., Silvicultor tedfordi (70556)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Perameles allinghamensis (51266 182159)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Perameles bowensis (135691)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Perameles sp. (182842)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) Peramelidae indet. (70572)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Silvicultor karae (182482)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) Perameles sp., Isodon sp. (182150)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (New South Wales) Perameles indet. (182211 182212 182213)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia ( New South Wales) Perameles bougainville, Perameles gunnii (182621)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Western Australia) Isoodon obesulus (181322)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Perameles sp. (136221) Peramelidae indet. (70579 70581)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Perameles nasuta, Isoodon obesulus (96019) Perameles nasuta, Isoodon obesulus, Perameles gunnii (96015)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Perameles bougainrillei, Macrotis lagotis (182919 182924 182925)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Isoodon obesulus, Perameles bougainville, Perameles gunnii (136076) Isoodon obesulus, Perameles gunnii (136073 136159 136430) Perameles gunni, Isoodon obesulus, Perameles bougainville (28298)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Macrotis lagotis, Isoodon obesulus (181307)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Isoodon sp., Perameles nasuta (183095)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Isoodon obesulus, Perameles bougainville, Perameles gunnii (28364)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Isoodon obesulus, Perameles bougainville, Perameles gunnii (182920 183262 183263)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Isoodon macrourus (183080) Isoodon sp., Perameles nsauta (136730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Perameles nasuta (197269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Isoodon obesulus (182321) Perameles nasuta, Isoodon obesulus (181897) Perameles wombeyensis (182447)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Isoodon obesulus, Perameles gunnii (136072) Perameles bougainville, Perameles gunnii (182957) Perameles indet., Isoodon obesulus, Perameles bougainville (181314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Isoodon sp. (182819)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Macrotis sp. (181306)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Perameles gunnii (136172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Isodon auratus (191983) Perameles sp., Isoodon obesulus (183094)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Isoodon macrourus, Perameles nasuta (21688)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Perameles nasuta, Isoodon obesulus (235090)