Djarthia: Information from Answers.com

Djarthia
Fossil range: Early Eocene

Isolated petrosals of Djarthia murgonensis

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Genus:	†Djarthia
Species:	†D. murgonensis

Binomial name

Djarthia murgonensis

Comparison of isolated tarsals of Djarthia murgonensis with an extant australidelphian marsupial and an extant non-australidelphian (‘ameridelphian’) marsupial.

Djarthia is an extinct genus of marsupial. It is the oldest marsupial found in Australia.^[1]

References

^ http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0001858;jsessionid=A57F0FDB595AC49992E2B5A390FA104C

v • d • e Extant mammal orders by infraclass

Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Subphylum Vertebrata · (unranked) Amniota

Australosphenida	Monotremata (Platypus and echidnas)

Metatheria (Marsupial inclusive)	Didelphimorphia (Opossums) · Paucituberculata (Shrew opossums) · Microbiotheria (Monito del Monte) · Notoryctemorphia (Marsupial moles) · Dasyuromorphia (Quolls and dunnarts) · Peramelemorphia (Bilbies and bandicoots) · Diprotodontia (Kangaroos and relatives)

Eutheria	Afrosoricida (Tenrecs and golden moles) · Macroscelidea (Elephant shrews) · Tubulidentata (Aardvark) · Hyracoidea (Hyraxes) · Proboscidea (Elephants) · Sirenia (Dugongs and manatees) · Cingulata (Armadillos) · Pilosa (Anteaters and sloths) · Scandentia (Treeshrews) · Dermoptera (Colugos) · Primates · Rodentia (Rodents) · Lagomorpha (Rabbits and relatives) · Erinaceomorpha (Hedgehogs and relatives) · Soricomorpha (Shrews and moles) · Chiroptera (Bats) · Pholidota (Pangolins) · Carnivora · Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates) · Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) · Cetacea (Whales and dolphins)

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Donate to Wikimedia

	Dasyuromorphia (Australasian Carnivorous Marsupials) (zoology)
	Marsupial