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Palorchestes

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae

Taxonomy
Palorchestes was named by Owen (1874). Its type is Palorchestes azael.

It was assigned to Macropodidae by Owen (1874); and to Palorchestidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. anulus, P. azael (type species), P. painei, P. parvus, P. pickeringi, P. selestiae
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. azeal

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Palorchestes Owen p. 251
1997Palorchestes McKenna and Bell

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyVombatoideaIredole and Troughton 1934
familyPalorchestidaeTate 1948
genusPalorchestes

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. †Palorchestes Owen 1874
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†Palorchestes anulus Black 1997
†Palorchestes azael Owen 1874
†Palorchestes painei Woodburne 1967
†Palorchestes parvus De Vis 1895
†Palorchestes selestiae Mackness 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) P. azael (181316)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) P. anulus (182096) P. sp., P. anulus (68775)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) P. sp. (51328)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (95862)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (182916)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (New South Wales) P. parvus (236493)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) P. parvus, P. pickeringi (182621)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) P. azael, P. parvus (136474) P. sp. (70579)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) P. azael (144179)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) P. azael (136073) P. painei (135983)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) P. azeal (96019)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (144585)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) P. azael, P. parvus (136730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) P. azael (182001 236496)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) P. azael (182960)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) P. sp. nov? (210195) Varanidae indet. (143748)