Macropus pearsoni
Macropus pearsoni is an extinct Australian vertebrate species belonging to the family Macropodidae, and is in the same genus (Macropus) as extant kangaroos. M. pearsoni lived during the Pleistocene. It is known from fossil mandibles collected from Pleistocene beds from the Darling Downs in New South Wales, Lake Kanunka in northeastern South Australia, and the Cape York Peninsula.[2]
| Macropus pearsoni Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | †M. pearsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Macropus pearsoni (Bartholomai, 1971)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissuridon pearsoni | |
References
- Bartholomai, Alan (1973). "Fissuridon pearsoni, a new fossil macropodid (Marsupialia) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 16 (3): 365–368.
- Australian Mammal Society (1982). Australian Mammal Society. Australian Mammal Society. p. 264.
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