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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- 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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