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Kukaodonta robusta

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae

Discussion

Synonyms:

1891 Euowenia robusta De Vis, pp. 159165, pl. 13.

1988 Zygomaturus robusta (De Vis)Mackness, pp. 1221.

Taxonomy
Kukaodonta robusta was named by Mackness (2010). Its type specimen is QMF517, a mandible (partial mandible including symphysis with incisors; left dentary with P3 , M1–2 , partial remains of M3–4 ; partial right dentary with alveolus of P3 and M1 and), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Kukaodonta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Kukaodonta robusta Mackness p. 459 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
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
genusKukaodonta
speciesrobusta

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.

Kukaodonta robusta Mackness 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Kukaodonta robusta (135668)