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Macropus rufogriseus

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Macropus rufogriseus was named by Desmarest (1817). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. agilissiva, M. birdselli, M. rankeni, M. wellingtonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest
1974Macropus rufogriseus Marshall p. 66

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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
genusMacropusShaw 1790
speciesrufogriseusDesmarest 1817

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.

Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817
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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 14:34:36
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:34:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Macropus rufogriseus (28298 136076 136159 136430)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Macropus rufogriseus (136074 136075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Macropus rufogriseus (136072 181314 182957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Macropus rufogriseus (182961 182962)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Macropus rufogriseus (92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Macropus rufogriseus (136172)