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Yalkaparidontidae

Osteichthyes - Yalkaparidontia - Yalkaparidontidae

Taxonomy
Yalkaparidontidae was named by Archer et al. (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Yalkaparidon.

It was assigned to Yalkaparidontia by Archer et al. (1988).

Subtaxa
Yalkaparidon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Yalkaparidontidae Archer et al. p. 1528

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderYalkaparidontia
familyYalkaparidontidae
familyYalkaparidontidae

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. †Yalkaparidontidae Archer et al. 1988
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G. †Yalkaparidon Archer et al. 1988
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Yalkaparidon coheni Archer et al. 1988
Yalkaparidon jonesi Archer et al. 1988
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Yalkaparidon coheni (183096)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Yalkaparidon coheni (134946)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Yalkaparidon jonesi (135647)