Nimbacinus richi
Nimbacinus richi Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
Family: | †Thylacinidae |
Genus: | †Nimbacinus |
Species: | †N. richi |
Binomial name | |
Nimbacinus richi | |
Nimbacinus richi lived during the middle Miocene and has been found in deposits in Bullock Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.
N. richi is distinguished from Nimbacinus dicksoni from a well-preserved holotype right dentary on the basis of dental morphology.
N. richi was a carnivorous, quadrupedal marsupial in Australia. In appearance it resembled a dog with a long snout. Its molar teeth were specialized for carnivory; the cups and crest were reduced or elongated to give the molars a cutting blade.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Nimbacinus richi |
- Natural Worlds
- MURRAY. P AND MEGIRIAN. D., Two new genera and three new species of Thylacinidae (Marsupialia) from the Miocene of the Northern Territory, Australia
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