Macropodiformes
The Macropodiformes /mækroʊˈpɒdɪfɔːrmiːz/, also known as macropods, are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoroos and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.
| Macropodiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent[1] | |
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| Red-necked wallaby | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
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Classification
- Superfamily Macropodoidea
- Family †Balbaridae: (basal quadrupedal kangaroos)
- Genus †Galanarla
- Genus †Nambaroo
- Genus †Wururoo
- Genus †Ganawamaya
- Genus †Balbaroo
- Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: (musky rat-kangaroo)[3]
- Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii
- †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
- †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi
- †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae
- Genus Hypsiprymnodon
- Subfamily †Propleopinae
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- †Ekaltadeta ima
- †Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi
- Genus †Propleopus
- †Propleopus oscillans
- †Propleopus chillagoensis
- †Propleopus wellingtonensis
- Genus †Jackmahoneyi
- †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis
- Genus †Ekaltadeta
- Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
- Family Potoroidae: (bettongs, potoroos, and rat-kangaroos)
- Genus †Wakiewakie
- Genus †Purtia
- Genus ?†Palaeopotorous
- Genus †Gumardee
- Genus †Milliyowi
- Genus †Ngamaroo[4]
- Subfamily Potoroinae
- Genus Aepyprymnus
- Rufous rat-kangaroo, Aepyprymnus rufescens
- Genus Bettongia
- Eastern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi
- Boodie, Bettongia lesueur
- Woylie, Bettongia penicillata
- Northern bettong, Bettongia tropica
- †Bettongia moyesi
- Genus †Caloprymnus
- †Desert rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris
- Genus Potorous
- Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes
- †Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops
- Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
- Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii
- Genus Aepyprymnus
- Family Macropodidae: (kangaroos, wallabies and allies) [5]
- Subfamily Lagostrophinae
- Genus Lagostrophus
- Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus
- Genus †Troposodon
- Genus Lagostrophus
- Subfamily Sthenurinae
- Genus †Wanburoo
- Genus †Rhizosthenurus
- Genus †Hadronomas
- Tribe †Sthenurini
- Genus †Sthenurus
- Genus †Eosthenurus
- Genus †Metasthenurus
- Tribe †Simosthenurini
- Genus †Archaeosimos
- Genus †Simosthenurus
- Genus †Procoptodon
- Subfamily Macropodinae
- Genus †Dorcopsoides
- Genus †Kurrabi
- Genus †Prionotemnus
- Genus †Congruus
- Genus †Protemnodon
- Genus †Baringa
- Genus †Bohra
- Genus †Synaptodon
- Genus †Fissuridon
- Genus †Silvaroo
- Genus Dendrolagus: tree-kangaroos
- Genus Dorcopsis: forest wallabies
- Genus Dorcopsulus
- Genus Lagorchestes: hare-wallabies
- Genus Macropus
- Genus Onychogalea
- Genus Petrogale: rock-wallabies
- Genus Setonix
- Genus Thylogale
- Genus Wallabia
- Family †Balbaridae: (basal quadrupedal kangaroos)
References
- The Paleobiology Database
- Mikos Taxonomy
- Bates, H., Travouillon, K.J., Cooke, B., Beck, R. M. D., Hand, S. J., and Archer, M., 2014. Three new Miocene species of musky rat kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae, Macropodoidea): description, phylogenetics and palaeoecology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34: 383-396.
- Kear. P., Pledge, S., A new fossil kangaroo from the Oligocene-Miocene Etadunna Formation of Ngama Quarry, Lake Palankarinna, South Australia., Australian Journal of Zoology, 2007, 55, 331-339
- Prideaux, GJ; Warburton, NM (2010). "An osteology-based appraisal of the phylogeny and evolution of kangaroos and wallabies (Macropodidae: Marsupialia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 159 (4): 954–87. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00607.x.
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