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Cookeroo
Taxonomy
Cookeroo was named by Butler et al. (2016). Its type is Cookeroo bulwidarri.
It was assigned to Macropodidae by Butler et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Macropodidae by Butler et al. (2016).
Species
C. bulwidarri (type species), C. hortusensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Cookeroo Butler et al. p. 5 |
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G. †Cookeroo Butler et al. 2016
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†Cookeroo bulwidarri Butler et al. 2016
†Cookeroo hortusensis Butler et al. 2016
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Butler et al. 2016 | Macropodids with the combination of anteriorly expanded masseteric canal confluent with the mandib- ular canal that extends to below m1; sinuous i1 with enamel on the buccal surface only and with dorsal and ventral flanges pres- ent; dentary with a marked inflection of the ventral border below m3; shallow buccinators sulcus; elongate third premolar; bilopho- dont molars; m4 not greatly reduced in size; no protostylid on m1; no posterior cingulid on lower molars; slight postmetacristid and postentocristid on m1; parietal-alisphenoid contact; and StD present on M1. |