Kolopsis
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| Genus: | †Kolopsis Woodburne, 1967
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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)
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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