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Marsupicarnivora (disused)

Mammalia - Marsupicarnivora

Taxonomy
Marsupicarnivora was named by Ride (1964). It is extant.

It was assigned to Marsupiata by Lundelius and Turnbull (1973); to Marsupialia by Marshall (1974) and Hooker (1986); and to Marsupialia by Korth (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Marsupicarnivora Ride
1973Marsupicarnivora Lundelius and Turnbull p. 15
1974Marsupicarnivora Marshall p. 66
1986Marsupicarnivora Hooker p. 212
1994Marsupicarnivora Korth p. 378

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
orderMarsupicarnivoraRide 1964
orderMarsupicarnivoraRide 1964

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.

Or. Marsupicarnivora Ride 1964
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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: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Tiffanian or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Marsupicarnivora indet. (14957)