Lagorchestes Gould 1841 (hare-wallaby)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Parent taxon: Macropodinae according to A. Burk et al. 1998

See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Baringa, Bohra, Congruus, Dendrolagini, Dendrolagus, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Halmaturus odin, Kurrabi, Macropus, Macropus affinis, Macropus piltonensis, Onychogalea, Osphranter gouldi, Peradorcas, Prionotemnus, Protemnodon, Setonix, Silvaroo, Thylogale, Wallabia, Watutia

Subtaxa: Lagorchestes conspicillatus Lagorchestes hirsutus

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Ecology: saltatorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (10 collections)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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