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Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis (agile wallaby)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Halmaturus agilis was named by Gould (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis by Dawson and Flannery (1985); it was recombined as Macropus agilis by Marshall (1974), Burk et al. (1998).

Synonyms
  • Osphranter stirtoni was named by Marcus (1976). Its type specimen is AM F54954, a mandible (mandibular fragment with P3, M2-4), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis by Dawson and Flannery (1985).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Halmaturus agilis Gould p. 81
1974Macropus agilis Marshall p. 66
1976Osphranter stirtoni Marcus p. 56
1985Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Dawson and Flannery p. 489
1998Macropus agilis Burk et al. p. 459

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
subfamilyMacropodinae
genusMacropusShaw 1790
subgenusNotamacropus
speciesagilis(Gould 1842)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1842 [agile wallaby]
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Invalid names: Osphranter stirtoni Marcus 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:34:36
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:34:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Bassarova et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Macropus agilis (96015)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Macropus agilis (181307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Macropus agilis (197269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Macropus agilis (183085)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Macropus agilis (21688)