tagran-biota

A (non-exhaustive) list of the organisms found on Tagra.

Platypodes, mostly riverine
Marsupial: early possums (Phalangeriformes), koala-, wombat-, and quoll-like forms
Carnivorous sparassodonts
Multituberculates (descendants of Corriebaatar)
Astrapotheria (trunked and tusked mammals, descendants of Antarctodon), mostly aquatic
Litopternans, related to Notiolofos.
Primitive baleen whales (e.g. Aetiocetus, Llanocetus)
Primitive toothed whales (similar to Janjucetus)

South Polar region of the Cretaceous
“Antarctic flora” (original flora of Gondwana, today found in South America, Madagascar, Australia, and New Zealand): Podocarpaceae, Araucariaceae, Proteaceae, Nothofagus, Dicksonia
Eumeralla, Winton and other formations (Australia, 110-100 Ma): Leaellynasaura, Diamantinasaurus, Australovenator, Muttaburrasaurus, Koolasuchus, Corriebaatar, lungfish, monotremes, crocodyles, meiolaniids, unspecified Dromaeosauridae
Vega Island (Antarctica, 70-66 Ma): Vegavis and other birds, unspecified Hadrosauridae, Araucariaceae, various mollusks and crustaceans
La Meseta Formation and other sites of Seymour Island (Antarctica, 55-40 Ma): Dasornis, giant penguins, Antarctodon, Notiolofos Gondwanatheria, opossums, Llanocetus, sharks, Glyphaea, various bivalves
Biogeography: sparassodonts (South America), sphenodonts, weta (New Zealand), marsupials, ratites (South America & Australia), mussels, Empetrum, Somniosidae, large cetaceans (bi-polar distribution)