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Miralinidae

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Miralinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Miralinidae Woodburne et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888
familyMiralinidae
familyMiralinidae

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. †Miralinidae Woodburne et al. 1987
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Subfm. Durudawirinae Crosby and Archer 2000
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G. Durudawiri Crosby and Archer 2000
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Durudawiri anfractus Crosby 2002
Durudawiri inusitatus Crosby and Archer 2000
G. †Miralina Woodburne et al. 1987
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Miralina doylei Woodburne et al. 1987
Miralina minor Woodburne et al. 1987
Subfm. Miralininae Crosby and Archer 2000
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G. †Barguru Schwartz 2006
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Barguru kayir Schwartz 2006
Barguru kula Schwartz 2006
Barguru maru Schwartz 2006
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 28.40000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Miralina doylei, Miralina minor (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Northern Territory) Barguru kula (135704)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Miralina doylei (137265) Miralina minor (28194 51412 51413)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Durudarwiri inusitatus (106497)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Northern Territory) Barguru kayir (106503) Barguru maru (137618)