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Chunia

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Ektopodontidae

Taxonomy
Chunia was named by Woodburne and Clemens (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ektopodontidae by Pledge (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Chunia Woodburne and Clemens
2016Chunia 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
genusChuniaWoodburne and Clemens 1986

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.

G. †Chunia Woodburne and Clemens 1986
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Chunia illuminata Woodburne and Clemens 1986
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, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.40000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) C. illuminata (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) C. illuminata (51412)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. illuminata (181760)