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Phalangerida

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Phalangerida was named by Aplin and Archer (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Munemasa et al. (2006), Roberts et al. (2007).

Subtaxa
Macropodoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Phalangerida Aplin and Archer
2006Phalangerida Munemasa et al. p. 189
2007Phalangerida Roberts et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987
suborderPhalangeridaAplin and Archer 1987

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.

Subor. Phalangerida Aplin and Archer 1987
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Superfm. Macropodoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. †Balbaridae Cooke and Kear 1999
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G. †Nambaroo Flannery and Rich 1986
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†Nambaroo bullockensis Schwartz and Megirian 2004
†Nambaroo couperi Cooke 1997
†Nambaroo gillispieae Kear et al. 2007
†Nambaroo novus Flannery and Rich 1986
†Nambaroo saltavus Flannery and Rich 1986
†Nambaroo tarrinyeri Flannery and Rich 1986
Subfm. †Balbarinae Flannery et al. 1982
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G. †Balbaroo Flannery et al. 1982
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†Balbaroo camfieldensis Flannery et al. 1982
†Balbaroo fangaroo Cooke 2000
†Balbaroo gregoriensis Flannery et al. 1982
†Balbaroo nalima Black et al. 2014
G. †Galanarla Flannery et al. 1982
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†Galanarla tesselata Flannery et al. 1983
†Galanarla tessellata Flannery et al. 1982
G. †Ganawamaya Cooke 1992
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†Ganawamaya acris Cooke 1992
†Ganawamaya aediculis Cooke 1992
†Ganawamaya aediculus Cooke 1992
†Ganawamaya ornata Cooke 1992
G. †Wururoo Cooke 1997
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†Wururoo dayamayi Cooke 1997
Subfm. †Bulungamayinae Flannery et al. 1982
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G. †Bulungamaya Flannery et al. 1982
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†Bulungamaya delicata Flannery et al. 1982
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Invalid names: Nowidgee matrix Cooke 1997 [synonym]
G. †Nowidgee Cooke 1997
G. †Purtia Case 1984
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†Purtia mosaicus Case 1984
G. †Wabularoo Archer 1979
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†Wabularoo naughtoni Archer 1979
†Wabularoo prideauxi Travouillon et al. 2015
G. †Wanburoo Cooke 1999
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†Wanburoo hilarus Cooke 1999
Subfm. Hypsiprymnodontidae Collett 1887
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G. Hypsiprymnodon Ramsay 1876 [musky rat-kangaroo]
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†Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii Flannery and Archer 1987
†Hypsiprymnodon dennisi Bates et al. 2014
†Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae Bates et al. 2014
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay 1876 [musky rat-kangaroo]
†Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri Bates et al. 2014
G. †Ngamaroo Kear and Pledge 2007
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†Ngamaroo archeri Kear and Pledge 2007
Subfm. †Propleopinae Archer and Flannery 1985
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G. †Ekaltadeta Archer and Flannery 1985 [killer kangaroo]
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†Ekaltadeta ima Archer and Flannery 1985
†Ekaltadeta wellingtonensis Archer and Flannery 1985
G. †Jackmahoneya Ride 1993
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G. †Propleopus Longman 1924
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†Propleopus chillagoensis Archer et al. 1978
†Propleopus oscillans De Vis 1888
†Propleopus wellingtonensis Archer and Flannery 1985
Subfm. †Sthenurinae Glauert 1926 [short-faced kangaroo]
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G. †Hadronomas Woodburne 1967
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†Hadronomas puckridgi Woodburne 1967
G. Lagostrophus Thomas 1886
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Lagostrophus fasciatus Peron and Lesueur 1807 [Banded hare-wallaby]
G. †Metasthenurus Prideaux 2004
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†Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000
G. †Procoptodon Owen 1874
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†Procoptodon browneorum Merriless 1968
†Procoptodon gilli Merriless 1965
†Procoptodon mccoyi Turnbull et al. 1992
†Procoptodon oreas De Vis 1895
†Procoptodon otuel Owen 1874
†Procoptodon pusio Owen 1874
†Procoptodon rapha Owen 1874
†Procoptodon williamsi Prideaux 2004
Tr. Simosthenurini Prideaux 2004
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G. †Archaeosimos Prideaux 2004
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†Archaeosimos cegsai Pledge 1992
†Archaeosimos correlli Prideaux 2004
G. †Simosthenurus Tedford 1966
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†Simosthenurus antiquus Bartholomai 1963
†Simosthenurus baileyi Prideaux and Wells 1998
†Simosthenurus brachyselenis Prideaux and Wells 1997
†Simosthenurus cegsai Pledge 1992
†Simosthenurus euryskaphus Prideaux and Wells 1997
†Simosthenurus maddocki Wells and Murray 1979
†Simosthenurus pales De Vis 1895
†Simosthenurus tirarensis Prideaux 2004
G. †Sthenurus Owen 1874
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†Sthenurus andersoni Marcus 1962
†Sthenurus murrayi Prideaux 2004
†Sthenurus notabilis Bartholomai 1963
†Sthenurus stirlingi Wells and Tedford 1995
†Sthenurus tindalei Tedford 1966
G. †Troposodon Bartholomai 1967
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†Troposodon bowensis Flannery and Archer 1983
†Troposodon minor Owen 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Clemens 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (231 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Queensland) Ganawamaya aediculus (135706)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Nambaroo tarrinyeri (181814) Ngamaroo archeri (28306) Purtia mosaicus (135689)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Northern Territory) Balbaroo sp. (135704)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Nambaroo gillespieae (182149)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Ganawamaya acris, Balbaroo fangaroo (106497) Ganawamaya ornata (106498) Hypsiprymnodon sp., Nambaroo sp. (183096)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Balbarinae indet. (106496)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) Wabularoo naughtoni (182164)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Bulungamaya delicata, Nowidgee matrix (134946)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Archaeosimos sp. (46164)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Ekaltadeta ima, Wanburoo hilarus, Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii, Wabularoo naughtoni (28420)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Balbarinae indet., Bulungamayinae indet. (53951) Balbaroo gregoriensis, Bulungamaya delicata, Wabularoo naughtoni (181323) Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri, Hypsiprymnodon dennisi, Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae (182975)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Northern Territory) Balbaroo nalima (137618 137791) Nambaroo bullockensis, Balbaroo camfieldensis (13314) Nambaroo bullockensis, Balbaroo nalima (92839 106503)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) Hadronomas sp., Ekaltadeta ima, Ekaltadeta jamiemulvaneyi, Wanburoo sp., Wanburoo hilarus (68775) Wanburoo sp. (182096)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Northern Territory) Hadronomas puckridgi (135707 135762)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Archaeosimos cegsai, Archaeosimos correlli (136228)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus notabilis, Simosthenurus antiquus (13318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Hypsiprymnodontidae indet. (70556) Propleopus sp. (70558) Sthenurus sp. (51328) Troposodon sp. (70559)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Simosthenurus baileyi (51266)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Archaeosimos sp., Sthenurus tindalei (135761) Simosthenurus tirarensis (136514) Sthenurus stirlingi (136148)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) Lagostrophus sp. (182842) Sthenurus occidentalis (95862) Troposodon sp. (182916)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon oreas (136725) Simosthenurus occidentalis (118343)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Procoptodon rapha (135668) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Sthenurus andersoni (135917)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Sthenurus andersoni (135895)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) Jackmahoneya toxoniensis (182482)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) Simosthenurus occidentalis (136458) Sthenurus sp. (182150)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Sthenurinae indet. (70576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (New South Wales) Procoptodon indet., Troposodon indet. (182211) Sthenurus tindalei (136155)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) Simosthenurus occidentalis (182621)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Victoria) Procoptodon mccoyi (136779)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Procoptodon pusio (136721 136723 136724) Procoptodon pusio, Sthenurus andersoni, Procoptodon browneorum (135912) Procoptodon rapha (136727) Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus andersoni (135911) Propleopus chillagoensis (135746) Simosthenurus pales (135918 136114) Sthenurus andersoni (135914)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Metasthenurus newtonae (136421) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus occidentalis (136224) Simosthenurus occidentalis (95911 136460 136462 136463 136464)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136221) Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136775) Procoptodon gilli (136108 136784) Procoptodon rapha (136734 136735) Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus maddocki, Procoptodon gilli (135919) Simosthenurus occidentalis (136465 136468 136472 136473 136474 136477 136478 136502) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon gilli (136471) Sthenurinae indet. (70579) Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus occidentalis (135920) Sthenurus orientalis (70582)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Metasthenurus newtonae (136225) Procoptodon browneorum (136736 136760 136761 136763 136764) Simosthenurus occidentalis (136436 136440) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (136438 136439 136441) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon gilli (136443) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae (136113) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus baileyi, Procoptodon browneorum (136110) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon browneorum (136111) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus tindalei, Metasthenurus newtonae, Procoptodon williamsi (136112) Sthenurus sp. (96022) Sthenurus tindalei, Metasthenurus newtonae (136150)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Metasthenurus newtonae (136156 136222 136223) Procoptodon oreas (136780) Procoptodon pusio (136722) Procoptodon pusio, Simosthenurus pales (136507) Procoptodon rapha (136731 136732) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio (95899) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Propleopus oscillans (181761) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus euryskaphus, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon oreas (135763) Procoptodon williamsi (136115) Propleopus sp., Sthenurus oreas, Procoptodon rapha, Simosthenurus brachyselenis, Simosthenurus pales, Troposodon minor (96019) Propleopus wellingtonensis, Simosthenurus brachyselenis (135747) Simosthenurus occidentalis (136457 136503) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon gilli (136504) Simosthenurus oreas, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus maddocki, Troposodon minor (96015) Simosthenurus pales (136509 136510 136511 136512) Sthenurus andersoni (135897 135900 135901 135905 135906) Sthenurus indet. (182965)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Metasthenurus newtonae (136171 136175) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki (136173) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136159) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (136193) Procoptodon browneorum (136174 136642 136738 136771) Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136765 136768 136770 136772) Procoptodon gilli (136781 136782) Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus stirlingi, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus baileyi, Troposodon bowensis, Simosthenurus cegsai (135983) Propleopus oscillans, Simosthenurus gilli, Simosthenurus brownei, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus cf. atlas/andersoni (28298) Simosthenurus antiquus (136459) Simosthenurus browneorum, Simosthenurus gilli, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis (181305) Simosthenurus maddocki (136230 136424) Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis (136433) Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (136431) Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (135896) Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus baileyi, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136423) Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus baileyi, Procoptodon gilli (136427) Simosthenurus occidentalis (136435) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (136434) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136428 136429) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon gilli (136430 136442) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus baileyi (136432) Simosthenurus pales (136513) Simosthenurus sp., Sthenurus andersoni (136073) Sthenurus andersoni (135922 135923 135935 135936 135975 135976 135979 135980 135982 136069 136070 136071 136106 182820) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136076 136783) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136107) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon gilli (136109) Sthenurus andersoni, Procoptodon browneorum (136766) Sthenurus andersoni, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136773) Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus baileyi (135978) Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus maddocki (136425) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus tindalei (135927 135981) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus tindalei, Simosthenurus antiquus, Simosthenurus pales (135930) Sthenurus stirlingi (136145 136146 136147) Sthenurus tindalei (136152 136153 136154) Sthenurus tindalei, Metasthenurus newtonae (136151)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus baileyi, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (28364) Sthenurus stirlingi (136144)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Sthenurus occidentalis, Sthenurus oreas (183095)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus murrayi, Sthenurus tindalei (135908)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Simosthenurus brownei, Simosthenurus gilli, Simosthenurus newtonae (136075) Simosthenurus gilli (136074) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus stirlingi (136143)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Procoptodon rapha (136726 136728 136729) Sthenurus oreas, Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon oreas (136730)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (136437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon gilli (136157) Procoptodon rapha, Sthenurus tindalei (13319) Sthenurus andersoni, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136072) Sthenurus andersoni, Sthenurus tindalei, Procoptodon williamsi (135977) Sthenurus gilli (181314) Sthenurus indet., Simosthenurus gilli, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum (182957) Troposodon kenti (182002)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Sthenurus tindalei (136149)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Simosthenurus gilli, Sthenurus andersoni, Simosthenurus occidentalis (182001) Sthenurus orientalis (182152)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Propleopus oscillans (28422) Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon pusio, Sthenurus andersoni, Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus antiquus, Simosthenurus pales, Procoptodon oreas (95863)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Metasthenurus newtonae (182932) Simosthenurus occidentalis (182959)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Propleopus sp., Simosthenurus occidentalis (92837) Sthenurus occidentalis (92836)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Sthenurus sp., Metasthenurus newtonae, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli (136172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Sthenurus brownei (183094)