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Perameles bowensis

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae

Taxonomy
Perameles bowensis was named by Muirhead et al. (1997). Its type specimen is AMF98809, a tooth (upper right M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Perameles bowensis Muirhead
1997Perameles bowensis Muirhead et al. p. 165 fig. 1B
1999Perameles bowensis Dawson et al. p. 273
2017Perameles bowensis Travouillon et al. p. 5

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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
suborderPerameloidea
familyPeramelidaeGray 1825
genusPeramelesGeoffroy 1804
speciesbowensisMuirhead et al. 1997

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.

Perameles bowensis Muirhead et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:37:55
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:37:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Bassarova et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (New South Wales) Perameles bowensis (181610)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Perameles bowensis (135691)