Maximucinus muirheadae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: †Thylacinidae
Genus: †Maximucinus
Species: Maximucinus muirheadae

Name

Maximucinus muirheadae

Type locality: Carl Creek limestones of Riversleigh, north-western Queensland, Australia

Status

Fossil: Middle Miocene

References

• Maximucinus muirheadae, gen. et sp. nov. (Thylacinidae: Marsupialia), from the Miocene of Riversleigh, north-western Queensland, with estimates of body weights for fossil thylacinids. Australian journal of zoology 49(6): 603–614 (2001)