Malleodectidae
| Malleodectidae Temporal range: | |
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| Lower dentition (to scale) of several malleodectid species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | †Malleodectidae Archer et al., 2016 |
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Malleodectidae is an extinct family of marsupials within the order Dasyuromorphia. It was named by Archer and colleagues in 2016 following the discovery of additional fossils of the type genus Malleodectes.[1] The group is divided into two subfamilies—Barinyainae and Malleodectinae.[2] The group first appeared during the Late Oligocene and disappeared during the Late Miocene.[3]
References
- ↑ Archer, M.; Hand, S. J.; Black, K. H.; Beck, R. M. D.; Arena, D. A.; Wilson, L. A. B.; Kealy, S.; Hung, T.-t. (2016-05-27). "A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Scientific Reports. 6 26911. Bibcode:2016NatSR...626911A. doi:10.1038/srep26911. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4882580. PMID 27229325.
- ↑ Churchill, Timothy J.; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J. (2025-04-05). "A new genus and two new species of malleodectid (Marsupialia, Malleodectidae) from the Middle and Late Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 32 (2): 16. doi:10.1007/s10914-025-09755-6. ISSN 1573-7055.
- ↑ Churchill, T. J.; Archer, M.; Hand, S. J. (2025). "Three new malleodectids (Marsupialia, Malleodectidae) from the late Oligocene and early Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage area, northwestern Queensland". Historical Biology. 38 (8): 2882–2917. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2543075.