Lagorchestes Gould 1841 (hare-wallaby)
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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
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (10 collections)
• Pliocene to Holocene of Australia (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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