Ilariidae
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| Ilariidae | ||||||||||||
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The Ilariidae are a family of representatives of the Vombatimorphia from the late Oligocene .
features
Members of the Ilariidae family have common features in terms of dentition, such as W-shaped cutting surface systems on the molars and bulbous third premolars as well as the tooth formula I 1-3 / 1, C 1/0, P 3/3, M 1-4 / 1-4.
Systematics
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Possible position of the Ilariidae within the Vombatomorphia according to Myers et al. 1999. From: Long, Archer, Flannery, Hand: Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea, one hundred million years of evolution.
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The relationships between the Ilariidae family and other Vombatimorphia families are still largely unclear. The Ilariidae family includes only three species in two genera, all from the late Oligocene. These are Ilaria illumidens TEDFORD, WOODBURNE, 1987, Ilaria lawsoni TEDFORD, WOODBURNE, 1987 and Kuterintja ngama PLEDGE, 1987a.
literature
- Long, Archer, Flannery, Hand: Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea, one hundred million years of evolution . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London 2002, ISBN 0-8018-7223-5 .