Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae
Synonyms: Halmaturus Illiger 1811, Macropus (Halmaturus) Illiger 1811
Parent taxon: Macropodinae according to A. Burk et al. 1998
See also Dawson and Flannery 1985, Flannery and Archer 1984, Gray 1825, Illiger 1811, Lydekker 1894, Marshall 1974, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Pocock 1921
Sister taxa: Baringa, Bohra, Congruus, Dendrolagini, Dendrolagus, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Halmaturus odin, Kurrabi, Lagorchestes, Macropus affinis, Macropus piltonensis, Onychogalea, Osphranter gouldi, Peradorcas, Prionotemnus, Protemnodon, Setonix, Silvaroo, Thylogale, Wallabia, Watutia
Subtaxa: Halmaturus brachyurus Halmaturus indra Halmaturus vinceus Halmaturus vishnu 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 rama Macropus rufogriseus Macropus woodsi
Type: Macropus giganteus
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (90 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (4)
• Pliocene to Holocene of Australia (1)
• Pliocene of Australia (11)
Total: 106 collections including 193 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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