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Nimbadon lavarackorum

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae

Taxonomy
Nimbadon lavarackorum was named by Hand et al. (1993). Its type specimen is QM F23141, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment with M2,M4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Henk's Hollow Locality, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian terrestrial limestone in Australia. It is the type species of Nimbadon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Nimbadon lavarackorum Hand et al. p. 198 figs. 2-3

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyDiprotodontoideaOwen 1866
familyDiprotodontidaeGill 1872
subfamilyZygomaturinaeStirton et al. 1967
genusNimbadon
specieslavarackorum

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.

Nimbadon lavarackorum Hand et al. 1993
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon lavarackorum (type locality: 137790)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon lavarackorum (53951)