Yarala
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Yarala is a genus of fossil mammals that resemble contemporary bandicoot
s. The superfamily Yaraloidea and family Yaralidae were created following the discovery of the type species
Yarala burchfieldi in 1995, on the basis that it lacks synapomorphies that unite all other peramelemorphia
n taxa.
A second species was described in 2006, which is suggested to be ancestral
to Y. burchfieldi.
Bandicoot
Bandicoots are a group of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia.- Etymology :...
s. The superfamily Yaraloidea and family Yaralidae were created following the discovery of the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
Yarala burchfieldi in 1995, on the basis that it lacks synapomorphies that unite all other peramelemorphia
Peramelemorphia
The order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies: it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores...
n taxa.
A second species was described in 2006, which is suggested to be ancestral
to Y. burchfieldi.