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Ektopodontidae

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Ektopodontidae

Taxonomy
Ektopodontidae was named by Stirton et al. (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Vombatoidea by Rich (1986); and to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997), Pledge (2016).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ektopodontidae Stirton et al.
1986Ektopodontidae Rich p. 69
1997Ektopodontidae McKenna and Bell
2016Ektopodontidae Pledge

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888
familyEktopodontidaeStirton et al. 1967
familyEktopodontidaeStirton et al. 1967

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. †Ektopodontidae Stirton et al. 1967
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G. †Chunia Woodburne and Clemens 1986
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†Chunia illuminata Woodburne and Clemens 1986
G. †Darcius Rich 1986
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†Darcius duggani Rich 1986
G. †Ektopodon Stirton et al. 1967
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†Ektopodon litolophus Pledge 1999
†Ektopodon serratus Stirton et al. 1967
†Ektopodon stirtoni Pledge 1986
†Ektopodon tommosi Pledge 2016
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, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Calabrian or 27.30000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Chunia illuminata (182109)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Ektopodon stirtoni (28306)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Chunia illuminata (51412) Ektopodon stirtoni (28308)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Darcius duggani (135705) Ektopodon paucicristata, Darcius duggani, Chunia illuminata, Ektopodon serratus, Ektopodon litolophus (181760)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Ektopodontidae indet. (51328 70556)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) Darcius duggani (181768)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Ektopodontidae indet. (70576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) Darcius duggani (182621)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Ektopodontidae indet. (70579)