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Thylogale (pademelon)

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Thylogale was named by Gray (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Macropodidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Macropodinae by Burk et al. (1998), Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Thylogale Gray
1997Thylogale McKenna and Bell
1998Thylogale Burk et al. p. 466
2005Thylogale Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
genusThylogaleGray 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. Thylogale Gray 1837 [pademelon]
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Thylogale brunii Schreber 1778 [Dusky pademelon]
Thylogale stigmatica Gould 1860 [red-legged pademelon]
Thylogale thetis Lesson 1828 [Red-necked pademelon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:34:32
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Thylogale ignis, Thylogale sp. (70556)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) Thylogale billardierii (182621)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Thylogale billardieri (136073)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Thylogale sp. (96015)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Thylogale sp. (183095)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Thylogale sp. (136730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Thylogale sp. (92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Thylogale billardierii (182959)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Thylogale thetis (181897)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Thylogale stigmatica (21688)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Thylogale thetis (235090)