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Simosthenurus pales

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Simosthenurus pales was named by De Vis (1895). Its type specimen is QM F815, a tooth (right P3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Simosthenurus pales De Vis

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
superfamilyMacropodoidea
subfamilySthenurinaeGlauert 1926
tribeSimosthenurini
genusSimosthenurusTedford 1966
speciespalesDe Vis 1895

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.

Simosthenurus pales De Vis 1895
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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, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Simosthenurus pales (96019 135763 136507 136509 136510 136511 136512)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Simosthenurus pales (136111)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Simosthenurus pales (28298 135930 136107 136109 136513)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Simosthenurus pales (135918 136114)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Simosthenurus pales (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Simosthenurus pales (95863)