Kolopsis
| Kolopsis Temporal range: Late Miocene to Pliocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
| Family: | †Diprotodontidae |
| Genus: | †Kolopsis Woodburne, 1967 |
| Type species | |
| †Kolopsis torus Woodburne, 1967 | |
| Species | |
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Kolopsis is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupials from Australia and Papua New Guinea. It contains three species,[1] although K. rotundus may be more closely related to other zygomaturines than to Kolopsis.[2]
- †Kolopsis rotundus Plane 1967 (Pliocene, Watut River, Papua New Guinea)
- †Kolopsis torus Woodburne, 1967 (Miocene, Alcoota, Northern Territory, Australia)
- †Kolopsis yperus Murray, Megirian & Wells, 1993 (Miocene, Alcoota, Northern Territory, Australia)
See also
References
- ↑ Mikko Haaramo (11 March 2008). "†Diprotodontidae after McKenna & Bell, 1997". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ Anne Musser (11 June 2009). "Kolopsis torus". Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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