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Nimbacinus dicksoni

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Nimbacinus dicksoni Muirhead and Archer
2019Nimbacinus dicksoni Rovinsky et al. p. 13

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyThylacinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusNimbacinus
speciesdicksoni

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.

Nimbacinus dicksoni Muirhead and Archer 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. S. Rovinsky et al. 2019small thylacinid; unreduced stylar shelf with prominent stylar cusps B and D in addition to small stylar cusps C and E on M1–2; retention of prominent protoconules and metaconules on M1–3; prominent protocristae; retention of small metaconids on all lower molars.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Nimbacinus dicksoni (183096)