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Macropodidae (kangaroo)
Taxonomy
Macropidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was corrected as Macropodidae by Flower (1883), Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Lydekker (1894), Gadow (1898), Pocock (1921), Marshall (1974), Flannery and Archer (1984), Flannery (1989), Nowak (1991), Springer et al. (1994), McKenna and Bell (1997), Dawson et al. (1999), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Munemasa et al. (2006), Prideaux and Warburton (2008), Travouillon et al. (2015) and Butler et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Brutae by Gray (1821); to Marsupialia by Flower (1883); to Marsupialia by Lydekker (1894); to Diprotodonta by Marshall (1974); to Phalangeroidea by Pocock (1921) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999); to Macropodiformes by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Macropodoidea by Flannery and Archer (1984), Flannery (1989) and Munemasa et al. (2006); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994) and Prideaux and Warburton (2008); and to Diprotodontia by Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Gadow (1898), Nowak (1991), Travouillon et al. (2015) and Butler et al. (2016).
It was corrected as Macropodidae by Flower (1883), Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Lydekker (1894), Gadow (1898), Pocock (1921), Marshall (1974), Flannery and Archer (1984), Flannery (1989), Nowak (1991), Springer et al. (1994), McKenna and Bell (1997), Dawson et al. (1999), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Munemasa et al. (2006), Prideaux and Warburton (2008), Travouillon et al. (2015) and Butler et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Brutae by Gray (1821); to Marsupialia by Flower (1883); to Marsupialia by Lydekker (1894); to Diprotodonta by Marshall (1974); to Phalangeroidea by Pocock (1921) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999); to Macropodiformes by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Macropodoidea by Flannery and Archer (1984), Flannery (1989) and Munemasa et al. (2006); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994) and Prideaux and Warburton (2008); and to Diprotodontia by Cope (1889), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Gadow (1898), Nowak (1991), Travouillon et al. (2015) and Butler et al. (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1821 | Macropidae Gray p. 308 |
1825 | Macropina Gray p. 339 |
1883 | Macropodidae Flower p. 184 |
1889 | Macropodidae Cope p. 876 |
1891 | Macropodidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89 |
1894 | Macropodidae Lydekker p. 251 |
1898 | Macropodidae Gadow p. 41 |
1921 | Macropodidae Pocock p. 607 |
1974 | Macropodidae Marshall p. 66 |
1984 | Macropodidae Flannery and Archer |
1989 | Macropodidae Flannery p. 300 |
1991 | Macropodidae Nowak |
1994 | Macropodidae Springer et al. p. 86 |
1997 | Macropodidae McKenna and Bell |
1999 | Macropodidae Dawson et al. p. 276 |
2001 | Nambarinae Kear and Cooke |
2005 | Macropodidae Wilson and Reeder |
2006 | Macropodidae Munemasa et al. p. 189 |
2008 | Macropodidae Prideaux and Warburton p. 464 |
2015 | Macropodidae Travouillon et al. |
2016 | Macropodidae Butler et al. p. 5 |
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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.
Fm. Macropodidae Gray 1821 [kangaroo]
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G. †Cookeroo Butler et al. 2016
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†Cookeroo bulwidarri Butler et al. 2016
†Cookeroo hortusensis Butler et al. 2016
G. †Ganguroo Cooke 1997
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†Ganguroo bilamina Cooke 1997
†Ganguroo bites Travouillon et al. 2014 [kangaroo]
†Ganguroo robustiter Cooke et al. 2015
Subfm. †Lagostrophinae Prideaux and Warburton 2010
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Subfm. Macropodinae Gray 1821 [kangaroo]
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G. †Bohra Flannery and Szalay 1982
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†Bohra illuminata Prideaux and Warburton 2008
†Bohra paulae Flannery and Szalay 1982
†Bohra wilkinsonorum Dawson 2004
G. Dendrolagus Müller 1840 [tree kangaroo]
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Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886 [Bennetts tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus dorianus Ramsay 1884 [Doria's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas 1908 [Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett 1884 [Lumholtz's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus matschiei Forster and Rothschild 1907 [Huon tree-kangaroo]
G. Dorcopsis Schlegel and Müller 1845 [New Guinea forest wallaby]
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Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen 1957 [Black dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis hageni Heller 1897 [White-striped dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis luctuosa D'Albertis 1874 [Grey dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis muelleri Lesson 1827 [Brown dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis veterum Lesson and Garnot 1826
G. †Kurrabi Flannery and Archer 1984
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†Kurrabi mahoneyi Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi merriwaensis Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi pelchenorum Flannery and Archer 1984
G. Lagorchestes Gould 1841 [hare-wallaby]
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Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841 [Spectacled hare-wallaby]
Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844 [rufous hare-wallaby]
G. Macropus Shaw 1790
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Subg. Macropus (Macropus) Shaw 1790 [kangaroo]
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†Macropus (Macropus) ferragus Owen 1874
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Invalid names: Macropus (Leptosaigon) gracilis Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817 [western grey kangaroo]
Macropus (Macropus) giganteus Shaw 1790 [eastern grey kangaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus faunus De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus magister De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus titan Owen 1838 [synonym]
†Macropus (Macropus) mundjabus Flannery 1980
†Macropus (Macropus) pan De Vis 1895
†Macropus (Macropus) pearsoni Bartholomai 1971
Invalid names: Leptosaigon Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup], Macropus (Fissuridon) Bartholomai 1971 [synonym]
Subg. Macropus (Notamacropus) Dawson and Flannery 1985 [wallaby]
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Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1842 [agile wallaby]
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Invalid names: Osphranter stirtoni Marcus 1976 [synonym]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis siva De Vis 1895
Macropus (Notamacropus) dorsalis Gray 1837 [black-striped wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) eugenii Desmarest 1817 [tammar wallaby]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Waterhouse 1846 [toolache wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) irma Jourdan 1837 [western brush wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parma Waterhouse 1846 [parma wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parryi Bennett 1835 [pretty-faced wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 [red-necked wallaby]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) thor De Vis 1895
†Macropus (Notamacropus) wombeyensis Broom 1896
Subg. Macropus (Osphranter) Gould 1842
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Macropus (Osphranter) antilopinus Gould 1842 [antilopine kangaroo]
Macropus (Osphranter) bernardus Rothschild 1904 [Woodward's wallaroo]
†Macropus (Osphranter) pavana Bartholomai 1978
Macropus (Osphranter) robustus Gould 1841 [eastern wallaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus birdsellii Tedford 1967 [synonym], Osphranter cooperi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Osphranter) robustus altus Owen 1874
Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Desmarest 1822 [red kangaroo]
Invalid names: Dendrodorcopsis Rothschild 1903 [invalid subgroup], Megaleia Gistel 1848 [invalid subgroup], Phascolagus Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Macropus (Petrogale) Gray 1837 [rock wallaby]
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Petrogale brachyotis Gould 1840 [Short-eared rock-wallaby]
Petrogale lateralis Gould 1842 [Black-flanked rock-wallaby]
Petrogale penicillata Gray 1827 [Brush-tailed rock-wallaby]
†Petrogale xanthopus Gray 1837
†Macropus atlas Owen 1838
†Macropus brehus Owen 1874
†Macropus dryas De Vis 1895
†Macropus goliah Owen 1874
†Macropus mimas Owen 1874
†Macropus minor Owen 1877
†Macropus narada Bartholomai 1978
†Macropus raechus Owen 1874
†Macropus rama Bartholomai 1975
Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817
†Macropus woodsi Bartholomai 1975
Invalid names: Halmaturus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Macropus elegans Lambert 1807 [nomen dubium]
G. Onychogalea Gray 1841 [nail-tailed wallaby]
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Onychogalea frenata Gray 1841
Onychogalea unguifera Gould 1841 [northern nail-tail wallaby]
G. †Protemnodon Owen 1874
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†Protemnodon anak Owen 1874
†Protemnodon bandharr Dawson et al. 1999
†Protemnodon brehus Owen 1874
†Protemnodon buloloensis Plane 1967
†Protemnodon chinchillaensis Bartholomai 1973
†Protemnodon devisi Bartolomai 1973
†Protemnodon hopei Flannery 1992
G. Thylogale Gray 1837 [pademelon]
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Thylogale billardieri Gray 1837
Thylogale brunii Schreber 1778 [Dusky pademelon]
Thylogale stigmatica Gould 1860 [red-legged pademelon]
Thylogale thetis Lesson 1828 [Red-necked pademelon]
G. Wallabia Trouessart 1905 [swamp wallaby]
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Wallabia bicolor Desmarest 1804 [swamp wallaby]
†Wallabia kitcheneri Flannery 1989
Invalid names: Dendrolagini Flannery 1989 [empty], Halmaturus odin De Vis 1895 [nomen dubium], Macropus affinis Owen 1845 [nomen dubium], Macropus piltonensis Bartholomai 1975 [nomen dubium], Osphranter gouldi Owen 1874 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. Potoroinae Gray 1821
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G. †Gumardee Flannery et al. 1982
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†Gumardee keari Travouillon et al. 2022
†Gumardee pascuali Flannery et al. 1982
†Gumardee richi Travouillon et al. 2016
†Gumardee springae Travouillon et al. 2016
†Gumardee webbi Travouillon et al. 2022
G. †Synaptodon De Vis 1889
Invalid names: Macropina Gray 1825 [synonym], Nambarinae Kear and Cooke 2001 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (166 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Macropodidae indet. (51412 182913) | |
Chattian | Australia (Queensland) | Cookeroo bulwidarri (135706) | |
Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Cookeroo hortusensis, Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (106497) Ganguroo bilamina, Cookeroo hortusensis, Gumardee keari (134947) Ganguroo bilamina, Cookeroo hortusensis, Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (106498) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Cookeroo hortusensis (117979) Cookeroo hortusensis, Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (135748) Ganguroo bilamina (84865 175736) Ganguroo bilamina, Gumardee webbi (175741) Ganguroo bilamina, Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (175740) Gumardee keari (203531) Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (181310) | |
Miocene - Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Protemnodon roechus, Onychogalea unguifera (183097) | |
Neogene | Australia (Victoria) | Dorcopsis sp. (182922) | |
Miocene - Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Protemnodon sp. (182835) | |
Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Ganguroo bilamina, Cookeroo hortusensis, Gumardee webbi, Gumardee keari (134946 135708) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet. (46164) | |
Middle Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Ganguroo bilamina (53951) Ganguroo bilamina, Cookeroo hortusensis (175737) Gumardee pascuali (181323) Macropodidae indet. (151091 182955) | |
Tortonian | Australia (Queensland) | Ganguroo sp. (68775) | |
Messinian - Piacenzian | Australia (South Australia) | Dorcopsis sp. (50343) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (South Australia) | Macropodidae indet., Prionotemnus sp. (182915) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Bohra wilkinsonorum (144177) Macropus woodsi, Silvaroo bila (13318) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macropodinae indet., Protemnodon bandharr, Protemnodon devisi, Kurrabi merriwaensis (181610) Protemnodon sp. (182098 182107) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet. (182909) Protemnodon otibandus (181422) | |
Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet. (70558) Macropodidae indet., Dendrolagus sp., Dorcopsis wintercookorum, Thylogale ignis, Thylogale sp., Kurrabi pelchenorum (70556) Macropodidae indet., Kurrabi sp. (51335) Macropodidae indet., Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp. (51328) Macropodidae indet., Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp., Kurrabi sp. (70559) Protemnodon chinchillaensis (70555) | |
Zanclean | Australia (Queensland) | Macropodidae indet., Protemnodon sp., Macropus dryas, Macropus woodsi (182159) | |
Zanclean | Australia (South Australia) | Procoptodon goliah (136148) Tjukuru wellsi (135761) | |
Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macropus sp., Petrogale sp., Protemnodon otibandus (182842) Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp., Bohra paulae (182916) Protemnodon anak (95862) | |
Zanclean - Piacenzian | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet., Macropus sp., Wallabia bicolor (70572) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (new south wales) | Macropus pan, Protemnodon chinchillaensis (182214) | |
Pliocene - Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Sthenurus atlas (135668) | |
Pliocene - Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Sthenurus atlas (135895) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Papua New Guinea (Morobe) | Dorcopsis sp., Protemnodon otibandus, Watutia novaeguineae, Protemnodon buloloensis (36266) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp., Wallabia sp., Protemnodon anak, Macropus giganteus, Wallabia bicolor (182150) | |
Piacenzian | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet., Macropus giganteus (70578) Macropus sp. (70574) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macropodidae indet. (182843) | |
Piacenzian - Calabrian | Australia (Victoria) | Dendrolagus sp., Petrogale sp., Macropus mundjabus, Macropus sp. (70577) Macropodinae indet. (70576) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Baringa nelsonensis (182160) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macropodidae indet. (136155) Macropus indet. (182213) Macropus indet., Protemnodon indet. (182211) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia ( New South Wales) | Thylogale billardierii, Macropus giganteus, Baringa nelsonensis, Protemnodon brehus (182621) | |
Pleistocene | Papua New Guinea | Macropodidae indet. (182923) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Macropodidae indet. (70582) Macropus giganteus (136221) Macropus sp., Prionotemnus sp., Protemnodon roechus (70581) Procoptodon goliah (135919) Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan (70580) Protemnodon sp., Macropodinae indet., Baringa nelsonensis (70579) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Macropus sp., Lagorchestes hirsutus (182924 182925) Macropus sp., Wallabia kitcheneri (96022) Procoptodon goliah, Bohra illuminata (136112) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macropodidae indet. (182108) Macropus sp., Macropus rankeni, Petrogale sp., Protemnodon sp., Thylogale sp., Macropus titan, Macropus ferragus, Macropus dorsalis, Macropus altus, Macropus agilis, Protemnodon brehus (96015) Macropus titan, Procoptodon goliah, Macropus robustus (181761) Macropus wellingtonensis, Macropus rankeni, Macropus sp., Macropodinae indet., Protemnodon anak, Sthenurus atlas, Protemnodon brehus, Petrogale penicillata (96019) Procoptodon goliah (135763 136507 136517 136518 136519 136520) Procoptodon goliah, Sthenurus atlas (135906 136119) Protemnodon brehus (96018) Protemnodon indet. (182965) Sthenurus atlas (136115 136116 136117) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus cf. giganteus/titan, Protemnodon roechus, Procoptodon goliah, Wallabia bicolor, Macropus rufogriseus (28298) Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus greyi, Procoptodon goliah, Macropus rufogriseus (136076) Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp., Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus, Wallabia bicolor, Macropus rufogriseus (136430) Macropodinae indet. (182820) Macropus giganteus, Procoptodon goliah, Wallabia bicolor, Macropus rufogriseus (136159) Macropus sp., Protemnodon anak, Macropus giganteus, Macropus titan, Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus greyi, Wallabia bicolor, Thylogale billardieri (136073) Procoptodon goliah (135896 135930 135936 135978 135979 136145 136147 136428 136429 136433 136526 136528 136633 136634 136635 136636 136637 136638 136639 136640 136641 136642) Procoptodon goliah, Sthenurus atlas (135927) Protemnodon sp., Procoptodon goliah, Sthenurus atlas, Baringa sp., Baringa nelsonensis (135983) Sthenurus atlas (136121) | |
Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Macropodidae indet. (187585) Macropus anak (188748) Macropus sp., Macropus anak (138403) Protemnodon anak (144179) | |
Quaternary | Australia (New South Wales) | Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus birdselli, Onychogalea lunata, Onychogalea frfaenata, Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan, Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus ferragus, Megaleia rufa, Procoptodon goliah, Macropus agilis, Lagorchestes hirsutus, Protemnodon brehus (181307) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Macropus fuliginosus, Procoptodon goliah (28364) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Petrogale sp., Protemnodon roechus, Thylogale sp., Macropus titan, Macropus dorsalis, Macropus thor, Sthenurus atlas, Macropus altus, Protemnodon brehus (183095) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus rufogriseus (136074) Macropus sp., Macropus giganteus, Wallabia bicolor, Macropus rufogriseus (136075) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Procoptodon goliah (136515 136516) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Macropodidae indet. (183080) Macropus agilissiva, Protemnodon roechus, Thylogale sp., Protemnodon anak, Macropus giganteus, Macropus titan, Macropus parryi, Macropus dorsalis, Protemnodon brehus (136730) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Macropus rufogriseus (182961 182962) Protemnodon anak (182932) Thylogale billardierii, Protemnodon anak (182959) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Thylogale thetis (181897) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Macropodidae indet. (143748 194846) Macropus piltonensis, Macropus rama, Procoptodon goliah (28422) Macropus sp., Notamacropus sp. (210198) Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp. nov?, Notamacropus sp. (210195 210199) Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp. nov?, Osphranter rufus, Notamacropus sp. (210197) Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan, Procoptodon goliah (95863) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus fuliginosus, Megaleia rufa, Macropus greyi, Macropus rufogriseus (181314) Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus giganteus, Protemnodon brehus, Macropus rufogriseus (136072) Macropodidae indet. (182002) Macropus indet., Wallabia bicolour, Protemnodon brehus, Macropus rufogriseus (182957) Macropus sp. (182079) Procoptodon goliah (135977) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Macropus rufgriseus, Protemnodon sp., Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan, Macropus ferragus, Macropus agilis, Protemnodon brehus (197269) Protemnodon anak, Macropus rufus, Protemnodon brehus (182001) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Australia (Victoria) | Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan, Protemnodon brehus (92836) Thylogale sp., Protemnodon anak, Macropus titan, Macropus dorsalis, Macropus rufogriseus (92837) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Petrogale sp. (182819) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Lagorchestes leporides, Macropus sp., Protemnodon sp., Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus, Protemnodon brehus, Macropus rufogriseus (136172) Macropus agilis, Onychogalea unguifera (183085) | |
Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Petrogale godmani, Petrogale inornata, Macropus giganteus, Macropus antilopinus, Macropus parryi, Macropus robustus, Macropus agilis, Wallabia bicolor, Thylogale stigmatica, Lagorchestes conspicillatus (21688) | |
Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Wallabia sp., Macropus rufus (182902) | |
Holocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Notamacropus rufogriseus, Wallabia bicolor, Petrogale penicillata, Thylogale thetis (235090) | |
Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Macropodidae indet., Macropus sp., Petrogale sp., Macropus robustus (191983) Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus eugenii, Macropus irma, Setonix brachyurus (183094) |