Table 1 Formal phylogenetic definitions proposed here for Dasyuromorphia and selected dasyuromorphian subclades
Clade | Definition | Definition type |
|---|---|---|
Dasyuromorphia | the most inclusive clade including Dasyurus viverrinus, but excluding Perameles nasuta, Notoryctes typhlops, Phalanger orientalis and Dromiciops gliroides | stem |
Dasyuroidea | the least inclusive clade including Dasyurus viverrinus, Myrmecobius fasciatus and Thylacinus cynocephalus | crown |
Dasyuridae | the most inclusive clade including Dasyurus viverrinus, but excluding Myrmecobius fasciatus and Thylacinus cynocephalus | stem |
Myrmecobiidae | the most inclusive clade including Myrmecobius fasciatus, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus and Thylacinus cynocephalus | stem |
Thylacinidae | the most inclusive clade including Thylacinus cynocephalus, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus and Myrmecobius fasciatus | stem |
Dasyurinae | the most inclusive clade including Dasyurus viverrinus, but excluding Sminthopsis crassicaudata | stem |
Sminthopsinae | the most inclusive clade including Sminthopsis crassicaudata, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus | stem |
Dasyurini | the most inclusive clade including Dasyurus viverrinus, but excluding Phascogale tapoatafa, Planigale ingrami and Sminthopsis crassicaudata | stem |
Phascogalini | the most inclusive clade including Phascogale tapoatafa, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus, Planigale ingrami and Sminthopsis crassicaudata | stem |
Planigalini | the most inclusive clade including Planigale ingrami, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus, Phascogale tapoatafa and Sminthopsis crassicaudata | stem |
Sminthopsini | the most inclusive clade including Sminthopsis crassicaudata, but excluding Dasyurus viverrinus, Phascogale tapoatafa and Planigale ingrami | stem |