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Paljara tirarensae

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae

Taxonomy
Paljara tirarensae was named by Woodburne et al. (1987). Its type specimen is SAM P19960, a tooth (left dentary with I1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Paljara.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paljara tirarensae Woodburne et al. p. 669 figs. 21-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
familyPseudocheiridaeWinge 1893
genusPaljara
speciestirarensae

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.

Paljara tirarensae Woodburne et al. 1987
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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: herbivoref
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: Nowak 1991, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Queensland) Paljara tirarensae (181749)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Paljara tirarensae (151091)