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Metasthenurus

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Metasthenurus was named by Prideaux (2004). Its type is Metasthenurus newtonae.

It was assigned to Sthenurinae by Prideaux (2004).

Species
M. newtonae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Metasthenurus Prideaux

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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
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
superfamilyMacropodoidea
subfamilySthenurinaeGlauert 1926
genusMetasthenurus

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. †Metasthenurus Prideaux 2004
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†Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) M. newtonae (136221)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) M. newtonae (136156 136222 136223)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) M. newtonae (136224 136421)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) M. newtonae (136110 136111 136112 136113 136150 136225)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) M. newtonae (28298 135983 136076 136107 136109 136151 136159 136171 136173 136175 136193 136783)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) M. newtonae (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) M. newtonae (182932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) M. newtonae (136157)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) M. newtonae (95863)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) M. newtonae (136172)