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Ektopodontidae

Mammalia - 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) and Pledge (2016).

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
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
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: Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Chunia illuminata (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Chunia illuminata (51412) Ektopodon stirtoni (28306 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 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) Darcius duggani (181768)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Ektopodontidae indet. (70576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia ( New South Wales) Darcius duggani (182621)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Ektopodontidae indet. (70579)