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Macropus woodsi

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Macropus (Osphranter) woodsi was named by Bartholomai (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chinchilla Riffle Range, which is in a Pliocene alluvial fan sandstone/claystone in the Chinchilla Sand Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Macropus woodsi by Dawson and Flannery (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Macropus (Osphranter) woodsi Bartholomai p. 216
1985Macropus woodsi Dawson and Flannery p. 493

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
subfamilyMacropodinae
genusMacropusShaw 1790
specieswoodsi(Bartholomai 1975)

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 woodsi Bartholomai 1975
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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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Macropus woodsi (type locality: 13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Macropus woodsi (182159)