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Prionotemnus
Taxonomy
Prionotemnus was named by Stirton (1955). It is not extant.
It was reranked as Macropus (Prionotemnus) by Bartholomai (1978).
It was assigned to Macropus by Bartholomai (1978); to Macropodinae by Dawson and Flannery (1985); and to Macropodidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was reranked as Macropus (Prionotemnus) by Bartholomai (1978).
It was assigned to Macropus by Bartholomai (1978); to Macropodinae by Dawson and Flannery (1985); and to Macropodidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Prionotemnus Stirton |
| 1978 | Macropus (Prionotemnus) Bartholomai |
| 1985 | Prionotemnus Dawson and Flannery p. 478 |
| 1997 | Prionotemnus McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (South Australia) | P. sp. (182915) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | P. sp. (70581) |