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Nimbavombatus
Taxonomy
Nimbavombatus was named by Brewer et al. (2015). Its type is Nimbavombatus boodjamullensis. It was considered monophyletic by Brewer et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Vombatidae by Brewer et al. (2015) and Beck et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Vombatidae by Brewer et al. (2015) and Beck et al. (2020).
Species
N. boodjamullensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Nimbavombatus Brewer et al. |
| 2020 | Nimbavombatus Beck et al. |
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G. †Nimbavombatus Brewer et al. 2015
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†Nimbavombatus boodjamullensis Brewer et al. 2015
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. Brewer et al. 2015 | Small vombatid with M1 length c. 6-7.5 mm, molars are bunodont with stylar cusps reduced to absent, cheek teeth possess roots (three upper molar roots and two lower molar roots), molars have relatively small but broad inflections in enamel height with enamel extending up to 3 mm below the furcation between the roots on the lingual surface of the upper molars and buc- cal surface of the lower molars (i.e., the trailing sur- face), but not extending onto the roots on other surfaces, enamel is up to 0.5 mm thicker on the trailing surface of the molars relative to the other surfaces, C1 is present as is a posterior incisor (I3 and/or I2), the ventral root of the zygomatic arch is only 2.5 mm dorsal to the molar row and there is no infraorbital fossa. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | N. boodjamullensis (134948 135748) |