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Evolution Asia or North America (‘Lauraisa’, ~ 125 MYA)

Evolution Asia or North America (‘Lauraisa’, ~ 125 MYA) Complex biogeography, related to the formation and rupture of Gondwanaland. Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae Didelphis - American opossum. www.digimorph.org. Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae

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Evolution Asia or North America (‘Lauraisa’, ~ 125 MYA)

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  1. Evolution Asia or North America (‘Lauraisa’, ~ 125 MYA) • Complex biogeography, related to the formation and rupture of Gondwanaland

  2. Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae Didelphis - American opossum www.digimorph.org

  3. Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae Marmosa - mouse opossum Monodelphis – short-tailed opossum

  4. Order Paucituberculata, Family Caenolestidae Caenolestes, Lestoros, Rhyncholestes - shrew opossums Caenolestes convelatus

  5. Order Microbiotheria, Family Microbiotheriidae Dromiciops - montio del monte

  6. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

  7. Australian Groups

  8. Order Dasyuromorphia, Family Dasyuridae Sarcophilus - Tasmanian devil

  9. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

  10. SF Sminthopsinae, Sminthopsis longicaudata (long-tailed dunnart) SF Dasyurine, Dasyurus maculatus (spotted-tailed quoll)

  11. Order Dasyuromorphia, Family Thylacinidae Thylacinuscynocephalus - Tasmanian wolf

  12. Order Dasyuromorphia, Family Myrmecobiidae Myrmecobius - numbat Myrmecophagus adaptations: Long rostrum Long, protrusible tongue Delicate dentary Copious, sticky saliva Teeth reduced/absent Forelimbs modified for digging

  13. Order Notoryctemorphia

  14. Order Notoryctemorphia, Family Notoryctidae Notoryctes - marsupial mole • Fossorial Adaptations • Small eyes and small pinnae • Fur is velvety – doesn’t lie in one direction • Fusiform body with a short tail • Forelimbs modified for digging

  15. Order Peremelemorphia

  16. Order Peramelemorphia, Family Peramelidae Macrotis lagotis - rabbit-eared bandicoot (bilby) Syndactylous - one sheath of skin for >1 digit (2nd & 3rd).

  17. Order Diprotodontia

  18. Order Diprotodontia, Family Phalangeridae Spilocuscus rufoniger, S. maculatus- spotted cuscus Arboreal - Prehensile tail which has a naked ventral surface.

  19. Order Diprotodontia, Family Petauridae Petaurus breviceps - sugar glider

  20. Order Diprotodontia, Family Phascolarctidae Phascolarctus cinereus - koala 2nd & 3rd digits syndactylous

  21. Order Diprotodontia, Family Phascolarctidae Phascolarctus cinereus - koala • - Our first example of an arboreal foliavore • low quality food • eat almost constantly while awake • sleep to digest • low metabolism • heterothermic • dense fur to retain body heat

  22. Order Diprotodontia, Family Vombatidae Lasiorhinus - hairy-nosed wombat L. Krefftii - northern

  23. Order Diprotodontia, Family Macropodidae Macropus rufus - red kangaroo Extreme adaptations for saltation (bipedal hopping) (boxing)

  24. Order Diprotodontia, Family Macropodidae Dendrolagus - tree kangaroo Dendrolagus bennettianus (Bennett's Tree-kangaroo) Dendrolagus matschiei (Matschie's Tree-kangaroo)

  25. Order Diprotodontia, Family Macropodidae Petrogale penicillata Common Name:Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

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