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Macrotis

Mammalia - Peramelemorphia

Taxonomy
Perameles (Macrotis) was named by Reid (1837). It is extant.

It was reranked as Macrotis by Archer and Kirsch (1977), McKenna and Bell (1997), Wilson and Reeder (2005).

It was assigned to Perameles by Reid (1837); and to Thylacomyidae by Archer and Kirsch (1977), McKenna and Bell (1997), Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonyms
  • Thylacomys was named by Owen (1838) [validated (and misspelt as Thalacomys) by Blyth 1840, at which point Macrotis had already been proposed]. It is extant.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Archer and Kirsch (1977).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Perameles (Macrotis) Reid
1838Thylacomys Owen
1977Macrotis Archer and Kirsch p. 24
1997Macrotis McKenna and Bell
2005Macrotis Wilson and Reeder

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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
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889
suborderPerameloidea
subfamilyThylacomyidae(Bensley 1903)
genusMacrotis(Reid 1837)

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. Macrotis Reid 1837
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Macrotis lagotis Reid 1837 [bilby]
Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887 [Lesser bilby]
Invalid names: Thylacomys Owen 1838 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubg
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:37:42
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:37:42
Source: subg = subgenus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) M. lagotis (182919 182924 182925)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) M. lagotis (181307)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) M. sp. (181306)