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Phascolonus gigas

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Vombatidae

Taxonomy
Phascolomys gigas was named by Owen (1859).

It was recombined as Phascolonus gigas by Lydekker (1894) and Louys (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Phascolomys gigas Owen
1894Phascolonus gigas Lydekker p. 265
2015Phascolonus gigas Louys

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyVombatoideaIredole and Troughton 1934
familyVombatidaeBurnett 1829
genusPhascolonusOwen 1872
speciesgigas(Owen 1859)

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.

Phascolonus gigas Owen 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Phascolonus gigas (182916)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Phascolonus gigas (181761)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Phascolonus gigas (135981)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Phascolonus gigas (136730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Phascolonus gigas (210195)