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Wynyardiidae

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Wynyardiidae

Taxonomy
Wynyardiidae was named by Osgood (1921). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Vombatoidea by Rich and Archer (1979), Pledge (1987), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Vombatomorphia by Beck et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Wynyardiidae Osgood
1979Wynyardiidae Rich and Archer
1987Wynyardiidae Pledge
1997Wynyardiidae McKenna and Bell
2020Wynyardiidae Beck 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
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
familyWynyardiidaeOsgood 1921
familyWynyardiidaeOsgood 1921

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.

Fm. †Wynyardiidae Osgood 1921
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G. †Muramura Pledge 1987
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Muramura pinpensis Pledge 2003
Muramura williamsi Pledge 1987
G. †Namilamadeta Rich and Archer 1979
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Namilamadeta albivenator Pledge 2005
Namilamadeta snideri Rich and Archer 1979
Namilamadeta snideri Rich and Archer 1979
G. †Wynyardia Spencer 1901
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Wynyardia bassiana Spencer 1901
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: Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Aquitanian or 28.40000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Tasmania) Wynyardia bassiana (182908)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Muramura williamsi (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Northern Territory) Muramura williamsi (182619)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Muramura pinpensis (136796) Muramura sp. (51412) Muramura williamsi (28418) Namilamadeta snideri (28308)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Australia (Tasmania) Wynyardia bassiana (28307)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Namilamadeta sp. (183096)