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Darcius

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Ektopodontidae

Taxonomy
Darcius was named by Rich (1986). Its type is Darcius duggani.

It was assigned to Ektopodontidae by Rich (1986), Turnbull et al. (2003).

Species
D. duggani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Darcius Rich
2003Darcius Turnbull et al.

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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
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888
familyEktopodontidaeStirton et al. 1967
genusDarcius

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.

G. †Darcius Rich 1986
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Darcius duggani Rich 1986
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) D. duggani (135705 181760)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) D. duggani (181768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) D. duggani (182621)