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Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae

Taxonomy
Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi was named by Muirhead (1997). Its type specimen is QM F16853, a mandible (right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi Muirhead p. 369
2019Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi Rovinsky et al. p. 14

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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
genusNgamalacinus
speciestimmulvaneyi

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.

Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi Muirhead 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. S. Rovinsky et al. 2019small-sized thylacinid; relatively reduced conules and stylar shelf; retention of small stylar cusps B and D; narrower angle of maxillary molar cristae, less anteroposterior molar elongation, and less reduced talon basin than more derived thylacinids; retention of hypoconulid, entoconid, and relatively large metaconid (larger than paraconid) with distinct metacristid.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available