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Simosthenurus

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Simosthenurus was named by Tedford (1966).

It was assigned to Sthenurinae by Flannery and Archer (1984); and to Simosthenurini by Prideaux (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Simosthenurus Tedford
1984Simosthenurus Flannery and Archer
2004Simosthenurus Prideaux p. 64

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
superfamilyMacropodoidea
subfamilySthenurinaeGlauert 1926
tribeSimosthenurini
genusSimosthenurusTedford 1966

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. †Simosthenurus Tedford 1966
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†Simosthenurus antiquus Bartholomai 1963
†Simosthenurus baileyi Prideaux and Wells 1998
†Simosthenurus brachyselenis Prideaux and Wells 1997
†Simosthenurus cegsai Pledge 1992
†Simosthenurus euryskaphus Prideaux and Wells 1997
†Simosthenurus maddocki Wells and Murray 1979
†Simosthenurus pales De Vis 1895
†Simosthenurus tirarensis Prideaux 2004
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: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) S. antiquus (13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) S. tirarensis (136514)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) S. baileyi (51266)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) S. occidentalis (118343)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) S. occidentalis (136458)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia ( New South Wales) S. occidentalis (182621)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) S. occidentalis (95911 136224 136460 136462 136463 136464)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) S. brachyselenis (135747) S. brachyselenis, S. pales (96019) S. euryskaphus, S. pales (135763) S. occidentalis (136457 136503 136504) S. oreas, S. maddocki (96015) S. pales (136507 136509 136510 136511 136512)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) S. antiquus (136459) S. antiquus, S. pales (135930) S. baileyi (135978) S. browneorum, S. gilli, S. maddocki, S. occidentalis (181305) S. gilli, S. brownei, S. maddocki, S. occidentalis, S. pales (28298) S. maddocki (136173 136230 136424 136425) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis (135896 136076 136159 136431 136433 136783) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis, S. baileyi (136423 136427) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis, S. baileyi, S. cegsai (135983) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis, S. pales (136107 136109) S. occidentalis (136193 136428 136429 136430 136434 136435 136442) S. occidentalis, S. baileyi (136432) S. pales (136513) S. sp. (136073)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) S. baileyi (136110) S. occidentalis (136436 136438 136439 136440 136441 136443) S. occidentalis, S. pales (136111)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) S. maddocki (135919) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis (136221) S. occidentalis (135920 136465 136468 136471 136472 136473 136474 136477 136478 136502)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) S. pales (135918 136114)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis, S. baileyi, S. pales (28364)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) S. occidentalis (136437)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) S. brownei, S. gilli, S. newtonae (136075) S. gilli (136074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) S. occidentalis (92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) S. gilli, S. maddocki, S. occidentalis (182957) S. maddocki, S. occidentalis (136157)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) S. occidentalis (182959)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) S. gilli, S. occidentalis (182001)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) S. antiquus, S. pales (95863)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) S. occidentalis (136172)