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Borungaboodie

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Potoroidae

Taxonomy
Borungaboodie was named by Prideaux (1999) [Etymology: Nyoongar Aboriginal words for "very big" (borunga) and "bettong" (boodie).]. Its type is Borungaboodie hatcheri.

It was assigned to Potoroinae by Prideaux (2004).

Species
B. hatcheri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Borungaboodie Prideaux
2004Borungaboodie Prideaux

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyPotoroidae()
genusBorungaboodiePrideaux 1999

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.

G. †Borungaboodie Prideaux 1999
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Borungaboodie hatcheri Prideaux 1999 [giant bettong]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available