Macropodiformes
| Macropodiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent[1] | |
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| Red-necked Wallaby | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Theria |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
| Families | |
The Macropodiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potaroos, and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.
Classification[2]
- Superfamily Macropodoidea
- Family †Balbaridae : basal quadrupedal kangaroos
- Genus †Galanarla
- Genus †Nambaroo
- Genus †Wururoo
- Genus †Ganawamaya
- Genus †Balbaroo
- Family †Balbaridae : basal quadrupedal kangaroos
- Family Hypsiprymnodontidae[3]
- Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii
- †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
- †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi
- †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Subfamily †Propleopinae
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- †Ekaltadeta ima
- †Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi
- Genus †Propleopus
- †Propleopus oscillans
- †Propleopus chillagoensis
- †Propleopus wellingtonensis
- Genus †Jackmahoneyi
- †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
- Family Hypsiprymnodontidae[3]
- Family Potoroidae
- Genus †Wakiewakie
- Genus †Purtia
- Genus ?†Palaeopotorous
- Genus †Gumardee
- Genus †Milliyowi
- Genus †Ngamaroo[4]
- Family Potoroidae
- Subfamily Potoroinae
- Genus Aepyprymnus
- Rufous rat-kangaroo, Aepyprymnus rufescens
- Genus Bettongia
- Eastern Bettong, Bettongia gaimardi
- Boodie, Bettongia lesueur
- Woylie, Bettongia penicillata
- Northern bettong, Bettongia tropica
- †Bettongia moyesi
- Genus †Caloprymnus
- †Desert rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris
- Genus Potorous
- Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes
- †Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops
- Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
- Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii
- Genus Aepyprymnus
- Subfamily Potoroinae
- Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and allies [5]
- Genus †Wabularoo
- Genus †Bulungamaya
- Genus †Ganguroo
- Genus †Watutia
- Subfamily Lagostrophinae
- Genus Lagostrophus
- Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus
- Genus †Protemnodon
- Genus †Tropsodon
- Genus Lagostrophus
- Subfamily Sthenurinae
- Genus †[Wanburoo]]
- Genus †[Rhizosthenurus]]
- Genus †Hadronomas
- Tribe †Sthenurini
- Genus †Sthenurus
- Genus †Eosthenurus
- Genus †Metasthenurus
- Tribe †Simosthenurini
- Genus †Archaeosimos
- Genus †Simosthenurus
- Genus †Procoptodon
- Subfamily Macropodinae
- Genus †Dorcopsoides
- Genus †Kurrabi
- Genus †Prionotemnus
- Genus †Congruus
- Genus †Baringa
- Genus †Bohra
- Genus †Synaptodon
- Genus †Fissuridon
- Genus †Silvaroo
- Genus Dendrolagus: tree-kangaroos
- Genus Dorcopsis
- Genus Dorcopsulus
- Genus Lagorchestes
- Genus Macropus
- Genus Onychogalea
- Genus Petrogale
- Genus Setonix
- Genus Thylogale
- Genus Wallabia
- Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and allies [5]
References
- ↑ The Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Mikos Taxonomy
- ↑ Bates, H., Travouillon, K.J., Cooke, B., Beck, R. M. D., Hand, S. J., and Archer, M., 2014. Three new Miocene species of musky rat kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae, Macropodoidea): description, phylogenetics and palaeoecology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34: 383-396.
- ↑ Kear. P., Pledge, S., A new fossil kangaroo from the Oligocene-Miocene Etadunna Formation of Ngama Quarry, Lake Palankarinna, South Australia., Australian Journal of Zoology, 2007, 55, 331-339
- ↑ Prideaux, GJ; Warburton, NM (2010). "An osteology-based appraisal of the phylogeny and evolution of kangaroos and wallabies (Macropodidae: Marsupialia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 159 (4): 954–87. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00607.x.