Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Alternative combination: Macropus (Macropus) rama
Belongs to Macropus according to L. Dawson and T. Flannery 1985
Sister taxa: Macropus (Macropus), Macropus (Notamacropus), Macropus (Osphranter), Macropus (Petrogale), Macropus anak, Macropus atlas, Macropus brehus, Macropus dryas, Macropus elegans, Macropus goliah, Macropus mimas, Macropus minor, Macropus narada, Macropus raechus, Macropus rufogriseus, Macropus woodsi, Halmaturus vishnu, Halmaturus brachyurus, Halmaturus indra, Halmaturus vinceus
Type specimen: QM F4773, a partial skull (upper and lower dentition). Its type locality is King Creek, Pilton, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at King Creek, Pilton
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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