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'''''Malleodectes''''' is a [[marsupial]] discovered in 2011 at [[Riversleigh]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/21/3197835.htm |title=Experts unearth ancient snail-eating marsupial |date=21 April 2011 |accessdate=27 April 2011 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref> It could grow as large as a [[ferret]], and lived in the [[Miocene]], {{Ma|17}}. The reason for its name "Hammer Biter" is because it has blunt, hammer like teeth, not known from any other [[mammal]] extant or extinct. However, [[Scott Hocknull]] from the [[Queensland Museum]] has noticed similarities to the modern [[pink-tongued skink]] (''Cyclodomorphus gerrardii''), a [[reptile]] specialised in eating [[snail]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.discovery.com/animals/hammer-biter-mammal-built-for-eating-crunchy-food-110420.html |title='Hammer-biter' mammal built for eating crunchy food |first=Jennifer|last=Viegas |date=20 April 2011 |accessdate=27 April 2011 |publisher=[[Discovery News]]}}</ref> This suggests that ''Malleodectes'' too was a specialised snail hunter. |
'''''Malleodectes''''' is a [[marsupial]] discovered in 2011 at [[Riversleigh]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/21/3197835.htm |title=Experts unearth ancient snail-eating marsupial |date=21 April 2011 |accessdate=27 April 2011 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref> It could grow as large as a [[ferret]], and lived in the [[Miocene]], {{Ma|17}}. The reason for its name "Hammer Biter" is because it has blunt, hammer like teeth, not known from any other [[mammal]] extant or extinct. However, [[Scott Hocknull]] from the [[Queensland Museum]] has noticed similarities to the modern [[pink-tongued skink]] (''Cyclodomorphus gerrardii''), a [[reptile]] specialised in eating [[snail]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.discovery.com/animals/hammer-biter-mammal-built-for-eating-crunchy-food-110420.html |title='Hammer-biter' mammal built for eating crunchy food |first=Jennifer|last=Viegas |date=20 April 2011 |accessdate=27 April 2011 |publisher=[[Discovery News]]}}</ref> This suggests that ''Malleodectes'' too was a specialised snail hunter. |
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In 2016, ''Malleodectes'' was reclassified into its own family; which itself lies within [[Dasyuromorphia]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Archer|first=M.|last2=Hand|first2=S. J.|last3=Black|first3=K. H.|last4=Beck|first4=R. M. D.|last5=Arena|first5=D. A.|last6=Wilson|first6=L. A. B.|last7=Kealy|first7=S.|last8=Hung|first8=T.-t.|date=2016-05-27|title=A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland|url=http://www.nature.com/articles/srep26911|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=6|doi=10.1038/srep26911|issn=2045-2322}}</ref> |
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In 2016, ''Malleodectes'' was reclassified into its own family; which itself lies within [[Dasyuromorphia]]. |
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| Genus: | †Malleodectes Arena et al., 2011 [1]
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| Species: | M. mirabilis & M. moenia
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Malleodectes is a marsupial discovered in 2011 at Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia.[2] It could grow as large as a ferret, and lived in the Miocene, 17 million years ago. The reason for its name "Hammer Biter" is because it has blunt, hammer like teeth, not known from any other mammal extant or extinct. However, Scott Hocknull from the Queensland Museum has noticed similarities to the modern pink-tongued skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii), a reptile specialised in eating snails.[3] This suggests that Malleodectes too was a specialised snail hunter.
In 2016, Malleodectes was reclassified into its own family; which itself lies within Dasyuromorphia.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Derrick A. Arena, Michael Archer, Henk Godthelp, Suzanne J. Hand & Scott Hocknull (in press). "Hammer-toothed 'marsupial skinks' from the Australian Cenozoic". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.0486.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Experts unearth ancient snail-eating marsupial". ABC News. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Viegas, Jennifer (20 April 2011). "'Hammer-biter' mammal built for eating crunchy food". Discovery News. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Archer, M.; Hand, S. J.; Black, K. H.; Beck, R. M. D.; Arena, D. A.; Wilson, L. A. B.; Kealy, S.; Hung, T.-t. (27 May 2016). "A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Scientific Reports. 6. doi:10.1038/srep26911. ISSN 2045-2322.
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