- Nimbacinus richi
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Nimbacinus richi
Temporal range: Middle MioceneScientific 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.
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.
External links
- 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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