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Palorchestes
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).
It was assigned to Macropodidae by Owen (1874); and to Palorchestidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Palorchestes Owen p. 251 |
| 1997 | Palorchestes 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.
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 pickeringi Piper 2006
†Palorchestes selestiae Mackness 1995
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: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 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 Miocene | Australia (Tasmania) | P. azael (181316) | |
| Tortonian | Australia (Queensland) | P. anulus (182096) P. sp., P. anulus (68775) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | P. sp. (51328) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | P. sp. (95862 182916) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia ( New South Wales) | P. parvus, P. pickeringi (182621) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | P. parvus (236493) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | P. azael (136073) P. painei (135983) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | P. azeal (96019) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | P. azael, P. parvus (136474) P. sp. (70579) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | P. azael (144179) | |
| Chibanian | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (144585) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | P. azael, P. parvus (136730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | P. azael (182001 236496) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. nov? (210195) Varanidae indet. (143748) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | P. azael (182960) |