Ankotarinja tirarensis
| Ankotarinja tirarensis Temporal range: | |
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| Upper dentition of A. tirarensis (7) compared to other fossil marsupials | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | †Keeunamorphia |
| Genus: | †Ankotarinja Archer, 1976 |
| Species: | †A. tirarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ankotarinja tirarensis Archer, 1976 | |
Ankotarinja tirarensis is an extinct species of keeunamorphian marsupial, known from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation of Australia. It is the only species in the genus Ankotarinja, known from several teeth and tooth-bearing bones. The genus was named after Ankotarinja (the Dreaming Man) in Australian Aboriginal religion.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Archer, Michael (1976-05-31). "Miocene marsupicarnivores (Marsupialia) from central South Australia, Ankotarinja tirarensis gen. et sp. nov., Keeuna woodburnei gen. et sp. nov., and their significance in terms of early marsupial radiations". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated. 100 (2): 53–73.
- ↑ Churchill, Timothy James; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J.; Beck, Robin M. D. (2026-06-14). "A new metatherian order from Australia (Keeunamorphia, Metatheria), and new Early Miocene species from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Journal of Paleontology: 1–30. doi:10.1017/jpa.2026.10238. ISSN 0022-3360.