Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Alternative combinations: Macropus ferragus, Pachysiagon ferragus
Synonym: Macropus (Leptosaigon) gracilis Owen 1874
Full reference: R. Owen. 1874. On the Fossil Mammals of Australia. Part IX. Family Macropodidae; Genera Macropus, Pachysiagon, Leptosiagon, Procoptodon, and Palorchestes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 164:783-803
Belongs to Macropus (Macropus) according to L. Dawson and T. Flannery 1985
See also Lydekker 1894 and Marshall 1974
Sister taxa: Leptosaigon, Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus, Macropus (Macropus) giganteus, Macropus (Macropus) mundjabus, Macropus (Macropus) pan, Macropus (Macropus) pearsoni
Type specimens:
- Macropus (Macropus) ferragus: BM 32903, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with two molars)
- Macropus (Leptosaigon) gracilis:
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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