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Lasiorhinus latifrons (southern hairy-nosed wombat)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Vombatidae

Taxonomy
Phascolomys latifrons was named by Owen (1845). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lasiorhinus latifrons by Pocock (1921), Lundelius and Turnbull (1982), Wells (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Phascolomys latifrons Owen
1921Lasiorhinus latifrons Pocock p. 594
1982Lasiorhinus latifrons Lundelius and Turnbull p. 2
1989Lasiorhinus latifrons Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyVombatoideaIredole and Troughton 1934
familyVombatidaeBurnett 1829
genusLasiorhinusGray 1863
specieslatifrons(Owen 1845)

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.

Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen 1845 [southern hairy-nosed wombat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:32:46
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:32:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bassarova et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Lasiorhinus latifrons (28298)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Lasiorhinus latifrons (136225)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Lasiorhinus latifrons (181314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Lasiorhinus latifrons (182939)