Miyumba
| Miyumba Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | †Miyumba Churchill et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †M. chrisdickmani |
| Binomial name | |
| †Miyumba chrisdickmani Churchill et al., 2026 | |
Miyumba is an extinct genus of dasyurid marsupial known from the Early Miocene rocks of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area of Australia. The genus contains a single species, Miyumba chrisdickmani. It was similar in body mass to the extant dasyurids Antechinus and Sminthopsis, weighing around 23-33.5 g.[1]
References
- ↑ Churchill, Timothy J.; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne Joan; Farman, Roy M. (18 August 2026). Predavec, Martin (ed.). "A new genus of dasyurid Miyumba chrisdickmani (Marsupialia, Dasyuridae) from the Early Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, north-western Queensland". Australian Zoologist. 45 (2). doi:10.1071/AZ26024. ISSN 0067-2238.