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Ancestral taxa
Domain: Eukaryota  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Podiata  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Amorphea  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Obazoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Opisthokonta  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Holozoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Filozoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Choanozoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Kingdom: Animalia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: ParaHoxozoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Bilateria  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Nephrozoa  [Taxonomy; edit]
Superphylum: Deuterostomia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Phylum: Chordata  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Olfactores  [Taxonomy; edit]
Subphylum: Vertebrata  [Taxonomy; edit]
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Eugnathostomata  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Osteichthyes  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Sarcopterygii  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Rhipidistia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Eotetrapodiformes  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Elpistostegalia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Stegocephali  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Tetrapoda  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Reptiliomorpha  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Amniota  [Taxonomy; edit]
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Class: Mammalia /skip  [Taxonomy; edit]
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Subclass: Theria /skip  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Metatheria  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Marsupialiformes  [Taxonomy; edit]
Infraclass: Marsupialia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Superorder: Australidelphia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Eomarsupialia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Clade: Agreodontia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Order: Dasyuromorphia  [Taxonomy; edit]
Family: Malleodectidae  [Taxonomy; edit]
Genus: Weirdodectes  [Taxonomy; edit]


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Parent: Malleodectidae [Taxonomy; edit]
Rank: genus (displays as Genus)
Link: Weirdodectes
Extinct: yes
Always displayed: yes (major rank)
Taxonomic references: Churchill, Timothy J.; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne J. (5 April 2025). "A new genus and two new species of malleodectid (Marsupialia, Malleodectidae) from the Middle and Late Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 32 (2). doi:10.1007/s10914-025-09755-6. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 26 May 2025 via Springer Nature Link.
Parent's taxonomic references: Archer, M.; Hand, S. J.; Black, K. H.; Beck, R. M. D.; Arena, D. A.; Wilson, L. A. B.; Kealy, S.; Hung, T.-t. (2016-05-27). "A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland". Scientific Reports. 6 26911. doi:10.1038/srep26911. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4882580. PMID 27229325.