Macropodiformes
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| Macropodiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent[1] |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Theria |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
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Macropodiformes is 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.
[edit] Classification [2]
- Family †Balbaridae : basal quadrupedal kangaroos
- Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Musky Rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- Genus †Jackmahoneyi
- Genus †Propleopus
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Superfamily Macropodoidea
- Genus †Wakiewakie
- Genus †Purtia
- Genus †Ngamaroo[3]
- Family ?†Ganguroo
- †Ganguroo bilamina
- Family ?†Galanarla
- †Galanarla tessalata
- Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and allies
- Family Potoroidae
- Genus ?†Palaeopotorous
- Subfamily †Bulungamayinae
- Genus †'Wabularoo
- Genus †Bulungamaya
- 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 †Gumardee
- Genus †Milliyowi
- Genus Aepyprymnus
[edit] References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
- ^ Mikos Taxonomy
- ^ 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
