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Obdurodon

Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Obdurodon Woodburne and Tedford p. 3 figs. Fig. 2-4
1978Obdurodon Archer et al. p. 17
1988Obdurodon Carroll
1992Obdurodon Archer et al. p. 16
2005Obdurodon Martin and Rauhut
2008Obdurodon Rowe et al. p. 1241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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

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.

G. †Obdurodon Woodburne and Tedford 1975
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Obdurodon dicksoni Archer et al. 1992
Obdurodon insignis Woodburne and Tedford 1975
Obdurodon tharalkooschild Pian et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, uc = unranked clade
References: Nowak 1991, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 28.40000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) O. insignis (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) O. insignis (45652 51412 95828)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Australia (Queensland) O. dicksoni (92641)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) O. tharalkooschild (151091)