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Obdurodon tharalkooschild

Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Obdurodon tharalkooschild was named by Pian et al. (2013). Its type specimen is QM F56252, a tooth (Lm1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Two Trees Site, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Obdurodon tharalkooschild Pian et al. p. 1256 figs. FIgs. 1, 2

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
orderMonotremataBonaparte 1838
familyOrnithorhynchidaeGray 1825
genusObdurodon
speciestharalkooschild

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.

Obdurodon tharalkooschild Pian et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Nowak 1991, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Obdurodon tharalkooschild (type locality: 151091)