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Zygomaturinae

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Diprotodontidae

Taxonomy
Zygomaturinae was named by Stirton et al. (1967). Its type is Zygomaturus.

It was assigned to Diprotodontidae by Black et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Kukaodonta, Maokopia, Neohelos, Nimbadon, Zygomaturus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Zygomaturinae Stirton et al.
2013Zygomaturinae Black et al.

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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
superfamilyDiprotodontoideaOwen 1866
familyDiprotodontidaeGill 1872
subfamilyZygomaturinaeStirton et al. 1967
subfamilyZygomaturinaeStirton et al. 1967

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.

Subfm. †Zygomaturinae Stirton et al. 1967
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G. †Kukaodonta Mackness 2010
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†Kukaodonta robusta Mackness 2010
G. †Maokopia Flannery 1992
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†Maokopia ronaldi Flannery 1992
G. †Neohelos Stirton 1967
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†Neohelos davidridei Black et al. 2013
†Neohelos solus Black et al. 2013
†Neohelos stirtoni Murray et al. 2000
†Neohelos tirarensis Stirton 1967
G. †Nimbadon Hand et al. 1993
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†Nimbadon lavarackorum Hand et al. 1993
†Nimbadon scottorrorum Hand et al. 1993
†Nimbadon whitelawi Hand et al. 1993
G. †Zygomaturus Owen 1858
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†Zygomaturus diahotensis Guerin et al. 1981
†Zygomaturus gilli Stirton 1967
†Zygomaturus keanei Stirton 1967
†Zygomaturus nimborensis Hardjasasmita 1985
†Zygomaturus trilobus Macleay 1857
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon scottorrorum (137792)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Neohelos tirarensis (183096)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon lavarackorum (137790)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Northern Territory) Nimbadon whitelawi (137791)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (South Australia) Neohelos tirarensis (182036)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon lavarackorum (53951) Zygomaturinae indet. (182955)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) Neohelos sp. (68775)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus gilli (46167)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus sp. (50343)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturinae indet. (51328) Zygomaturus sp. (70559)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Zygomaturus sp. (182159)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (New South Wales) Zygomaturus sp. (95862)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus sp. (70572)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Kukaodonta robusta (135668)
Pliocene - Quaternary5.333 - 0.0New Caledonia Zygomaturus diahotensis (137793)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus sp. (182150)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus sp. (182151)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia ( New South Wales) Zygomaturus sp. (182621)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Zygomaturus trilobus (96019)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (28298 136076 136159 181305)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea (Irian Jaya) Maokopia ronaldi (137789) Zygomaturus nimborensis (137787)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (136075)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Zygomaturinae indet. (136730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus trilobus (182001 197269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (182957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Zygomaturus trilobus (182960)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (136172)