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Macropodoidea

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Macropodoidea Gray
1987Macropodoidea Flannery and Archer
2006Macropodoidea Munemasa et al. p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
Didelphia
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
superfamilyMacropodoidea
genusMacropodoidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Macropodoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. †Balbaridae Cooke and Kear 1999
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G. †Nambaroo Flannery and Rich 1986
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Nambaroo bullockensis Schwartz and Megirian 2004
Nambaroo couperi Cooke 1997
Nambaroo gillispieae Kear et al. 2007
Nambaroo novus Flannery and Rich 1986
Nambaroo saltavus Flannery and Rich 1986
Nambaroo tarrinyeri Flannery and Rich 1986
Subfm. †Balbarinae Flannery et al. 1982
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G. †Balbaroo Flannery et al. 1982
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Balbaroo camfieldensis Flannery et al. 1982
Balbaroo fangaroo Cooke 2000
Balbaroo gregoriensis Flannery et al. 1982
Balbaroo nalima Black et al. 2014
G. †Galanarla Flannery et al. 1982
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Galanarla tesselata Flannery et al. 1983
Galanarla tessellata Flannery et al. 1982
G. †Ganawamaya Cooke 1992
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Ganawamaya acris Cooke 1992
Ganawamaya aediculis Cooke 1992
Ganawamaya aediculus Cooke 1992
Ganawamaya ornata Cooke 1992
G. †Wururoo Cooke 1997
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Wururoo dayamayi Cooke 1997
Subfm. †Bulungamayinae Flannery et al. 1982
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G. †Bulungamaya Flannery et al. 1982
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Bulungamaya delicata Flannery et al. 1982
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Invalid names: Nowidgee matrix Cooke 1997 [synonym]
G. †Nowidgee Cooke 1997
G. †Purtia Case 1984
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Purtia mosaicus Case 1984
G. †Wabularoo Archer 1979
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Wabularoo naughtoni Archer 1979
Wabularoo prideauxi Travouillon et al. 2015
G. †Wanburoo Cooke 1999
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Wanburoo hilarus Cooke 1999
Subfm. Hypsiprymnodontidae Collett 1887
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G. Hypsiprymnodon Ramsay 1876 [musky rat-kangaroo]
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Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii Flannery and Archer 1987
Hypsiprymnodon dennisi Bates et al. 2014
Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae Bates et al. 2014
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay 1876 [musky rat-kangaroo]
Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri Bates et al. 2014
G. †Ngamaroo Kear and Pledge 2007
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Ngamaroo archeri Kear and Pledge 2007
Subfm. †Propleopinae Archer and Flannery 1985
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G. †Ekaltadeta Archer and Flannery 1985 [killer kangaroo]
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Ekaltadeta ima Archer and Flannery 1985
Ekaltadeta wellingtonensis Archer and Flannery 1985
G. †Jackmahoneya Ride 1993
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G. †Propleopus Longman 1924
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Propleopus chillagoensis Archer et al. 1978
Propleopus oscillans De Vis 1888
Propleopus wellingtonensis Archer and Flannery 1985
Subfm. †Sthenurinae Glauert 1926 [short-faced kangaroo]
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G. †Hadronomas Woodburne 1967
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Hadronomas puckridgi Woodburne 1967
G. Lagostrophus Thomas 1886
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Lagostrophus fasciatus Peron and Lesueur 1807 [Banded hare-wallaby]
G. †Metasthenurus Prideaux 2004
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Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000
G. †Procoptodon Owen 1874
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Procoptodon browneorum Merriless 1968
Procoptodon gilli Merriless 1965
Procoptodon mccoyi Turnbull et al. 1992
Procoptodon oreas De Vis 1895
Procoptodon otuel Owen 1874
Procoptodon pusio Owen 1874
Procoptodon rapha Owen 1874
Procoptodon williamsi Prideaux 2004
Tr. Simosthenurini Prideaux 2004
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G. †Archaeosimos Prideaux 2004
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Archaeosimos cegsai Pledge 1992
Archaeosimos correlli Prideaux 2004
G. †Simosthenurus Tedford 1966
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Simosthenurus antiquus Bartholomai 1963
Simosthenurus baileyi Prideaux and Wells 1998
Simosthenurus brachyselenis Prideaux and Wells 1997
Simosthenurus cegsai Pledge 1992
Simosthenurus euryskaphus Prideaux and Wells 1997
Simosthenurus maddocki Wells and Murray 1979
Simosthenurus pales De Vis 1895
Simosthenurus tirarensis Prideaux 2004
G. †Sthenurus Owen 1874
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Sthenurus andersoni Marcus 1962
Sthenurus murrayi Prideaux 2004
Sthenurus notabilis Bartholomai 1963
Sthenurus stirlingi Wells and Tedford 1995
Sthenurus tindalei Tedford 1966
G. †Troposodon Bartholomai 1967
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Troposodon bowensis Flannery and Archer 1983
Troposodon minor Owen 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available