Yarala fossil map
Where fossils of Yarala have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 27.3–15.98 million years ago (Chattian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Yaralidae |
| Named by | Muirhead and Filan 1995 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | Ultima Limestone, System B, txn:247588 |
About Yarala
Yarala is a genus of fossil mammals that resemble contemporary bandicoots. 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 peramelemorphian taxa.
A second species was described in 2006, which is suggested to be ancestral to Y. burchfieldi.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yarala (revision 1335991024), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q138989.
