Macropus pearsoni
| Macropus pearsoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | M. pearsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropus pearsoni (Bartholomai) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissuridon pearsoni | |
Macropus pearsoni is an extinct Australian vertebrate species belonging to the family Macropodidae, and the same genus Macropus as extant kangaroos. M. pearsoni lived during the Pleistocene. It is known from fossil mandibles collected from Pleistocene beds from the Darling Downs in New South Wales, Lake Kanunka in northeastern South Australia, and Cape York Peninsula.[1]
References
- ↑ Australian Mammal Society (1982). Australian Mammal Society. Australian Mammal Society. p. 264.
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