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Yarala burchfieldi

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Yaralidae

Taxonomy
Yarala burchfieldi was named by Muirhead and Filan (1995). Its type specimen is QM F16860 (= AR13328), a maxilla (left maxillary fragment with P3, M2-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Yarala.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Yarala burchfieldi Muirhead and Filan

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889
superfamilyYaraloidea
familyYaralidae
genusYarala
speciesburchfieldi

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.

Yarala burchfieldi Muirhead and Filan 1995
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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, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Yarala burchfieldi (106497)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Yarala burchfieldi (134946)