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Maokopia ronaldi

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae

Taxonomy
Maokopia ronaldi was named by Flannery (1992). Its type specimen is AMF83407, a partial skull (partial cranium containing both left and right I1-3 and P3, and left M2-4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kelangurr Cave, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in Papua New Guinea. It is the type species of Maokopia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Maokopia ronaldi Flannery p. 322 fig. 1

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyDiprotodontoideaOwen 1866
familyDiprotodontidaeGill 1872
subfamilyZygomaturinaeStirton et al. 1967
genusMaokopia
speciesronaldi

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.

Maokopia ronaldi Flannery 1992
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea (Irian Jaya) Maokopia ronaldi (type locality: 137789)