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Dorcopsis veterum

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Kangurus veterum was named by Lesson and Garnot (1826). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dorcopsis veterum by Burk et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Kangurus veterum Lesson and Garnot
1998Dorcopsis veterum Burk et al. p. 460

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
subfamilyMacropodinae
genusDorcopsisSchlegel and Müller 1845
speciesveterum(Lesson and Garnot 1826)

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.

Dorcopsis veterum Lesson and Garnot 1826
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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 14:33:33
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:33:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bassarova et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available