Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Alternative combination: Sthenurus atlas
Belongs to Macropus according to Owen 1838
See also Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Macropus (Macropus), Macropus (Notamacropus), Macropus (Osphranter), Macropus (Petrogale), Macropus anak, Macropus brehus, Macropus dryas, Macropus elegans, Macropus goliah, Macropus mimas, Macropus minor, Macropus narada, Macropus raechus, Macropus rama, Macropus rufogriseus, Macropus woodsi, Halmaturus brachyurus, Halmaturus vinceus, Halmaturus indra, Halmaturus vishnu
Type specimen: BMNH M10778, a mandible (right dentary fragment)
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (10 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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