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Trichosurus dicksoni

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Taxonomy
Trichosurus dicksoni was named by Flannery and Archer (1987). Its type specimen is QM F13077, a partial skull (fragmentary skull plus fragmentary left maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gag Site, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian lacustrine carbonate in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Trichosurus dicksoni Flannery and Archer p. 532

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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
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888
genusTrichosurusLesson 1828
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.

Trichosurus dicksoni Flannery and Archer 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:29:36
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:29:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Nowak 1991, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Australia (Queensland) Trichosurus dicksoni (type locality: 28420)