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Hypsiprymnodontidae
The Hypsiprymnodontidae are a family of macropods, one of two families containing animals commonly referred to as rat-kangaroos. The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', occurs in northern Australia. During the Pleistocene, this family included the megafauna genus ''Propleopus''. Classification * Family Hypsiprymnodontidae ** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae *** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' ****''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', musky rat-kangaroo ****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae'' ** Subfamily † Propleopinae Archer and Flannery, 1985 *** Genus †''Ekaltadeta'' ****†'' Ekaltadeta ima'' ****†'' Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi'' *** Genus †''Propleopus'' ****†''Propleopus oscillans'' ****†''Propleopus chillagoensis ''Propleopus chillagoensis'' is an extinct species of marsupial, of the genus ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon Moschatus
The musky rat-kangaroo (''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'') is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the later 19th century, the only other species are known from fossil specimens. They are similar in appearance to potoroos and bettongs, but are not as closely related. Their omnivorous diet is known to include materials such as fruit and Fungus, fungi, as well as small animals such as insects and other invertebrates. The local Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal name for the species is durrgim yuri''.'' Taxonomy The description of this species, assigned to a new genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'', was published in 1876 by Edward Pierson Ramsay, a curator at the Australian Museum. The syntypes are part of the museum's collection, mounted specimens of a male and female collected at Rockingham Bay, Queensland. Ramsay's specimens were obtained during European settlement of northeastern Australia on an expedition toward the Herbert River. A desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musky Rat-kangaroo
The musky rat-kangaroo (''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'') is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the later 19th century, the only other species are known from fossil specimens. They are similar in appearance to potoroos and bettongs, but are not as closely related. Their omnivorous diet is known to include materials such as fruit and fungi, as well as small animals such as insects and other invertebrates. The local Aboriginal name for the species is durrgim yuri''.'' Taxonomy The description of this species, assigned to a new genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'', was published in 1876 by Edward Pierson Ramsay, a curator at the Australian Museum. The syntypes are part of the museum's collection, mounted specimens of a male and female collected at Rockingham Bay, Queensland. Ramsay's specimens were obtained during European settlement of northeastern Australia on an expedition toward the Herbert River. A description of the species was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macropodiformes
The Macropodiformes , also known as macropods, are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. They may in fact be nested within one of the suborders, Phalangeriformes. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoroos and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder. Classification * Superfamily Macropodoidea **Family †Balbaridae: (basal quadrupedal kangaroos) *** Genus †''Galanarla'' *** Genus †''Nambaroo'' *** Genus †'' Wururoo'' *** Genus †''Ganawamaya'' *** Genus †'' Balbaroo'' ** Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: (musky rat-kangaroo) *** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae **** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' *****Musky rat-kangaroo, ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'' *****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' *****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' *****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' *****†''Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae'' *** Subfamily † Propleopinae **** Genus †''Ekaltadeta'' *****†'' Ekaltadeta ima'' *****†'' Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaltadeta
''Ekaltadeta'' is an extinct genus of marsupials related to the modern musky rat-kangaroos. ''Ekaltadelta'' was present in what is today the Riversleigh formations in Northern Queensland from the Late Oligocene to the Miocene. They are hypothesized to have been either exclusively carnivorous, or omnivorous with a fondness for meat, based on their chewing teeth. This conclusion is based mainly on the size and shape of a large buzz-saw-shaped cheek-tooth, the adult third premolar, which is common to all ''Ekaltadeta''. A few specimens actually did also have long predatory "fangs". Fossils of the animals include two near complete skulls, and numerous upper and lower jaws. Taxonomy The description of a new species and genus was published by Mike Archer and Tim Flannery in 1985. The type species is '' Ekaltadeta ima''. It was originally put within the family of Potoroidae, but like the musky rat-kangaroo, the genus was moved to the family Hypsiprymnodontidae. The name ''Ekaltadet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon Dennisi
''Hypsiprymnodon'' is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, ' hindmost'), and (, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus ''Hypsiprymnus'', a synonym for '' Potorous'', and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'. Classification * Family HypsiprymnodontidaeBates, 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. ** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae *** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' **** ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', musky rat-kangaroo ****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon Bartholomaii
''Hypsiprymnodon'' is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, ' hindmost'), and (, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus ''Hypsiprymnus'', a synonym for '' Potorous'', and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'. Classification * Family HypsiprymnodontidaeBates, 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. ** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae *** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' **** ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', musky rat-kangaroo ****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon Karenblackae
''Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae'' is a fossil species describing a small marsupial extant in Australia during the Early to Middle Miocene Epoch. The material was collected at the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh). The taxon was published in 2014, along with several other new species of the genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'', known as musky rat-kangaroos. The morphology of the teeth suggest it existed in a wet rainforest environment, similar to the ecological conditions of the extant species, the musky rat-kangaroo (''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus''). The type specimen was collected at the Camel Sputum site, classified as a Faunal Zone B (Miocene) deposit at Riversleigh in northwestern Queensland, The epithet is for Dr. Karen Black Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portrayi ...'s contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon Philcreaseri
''Hypsiprymnodon'' is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, ' hindmost'), and (, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus ''Hypsiprymnus'', a synonym for '' Potorous'', and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'. Classification * Family HypsiprymnodontidaeBates, 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. ** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae *** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' **** ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', musky rat-kangaroo ****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiprymnodon
''Hypsiprymnodon'' is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, ' hindmost'), and (, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus ''Hypsiprymnus'', a synonym for '' Potorous'', and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'. Classification * Family HypsiprymnodontidaeBates, 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. ** Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae *** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' **** ''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'', musky rat-kangaroo ****†''Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon dennisi'' ****†''Hypsiprymnodon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachalletes Palmeri
''Brachalletes'' was an early marsupial from the Pleistocene deposits of Australia. Its relationship with other marsupial species is under debate. The genus is extinct. The species was assigned to the order Diprotodontia, suborder Macropodiformes, and family Hypsiprymnodontidae by McKenna and Bell in 1997, though it is placed in its own order by other authorities. The species is described as an active carnivore. The first description of the species ''Brachalletes palmeri'' was assigned to a new genus by the author Charles De Vis, suggesting that it was probably distinguishable from the genus ''Procoptodon''. The specimens obtained at the Chinchilla site were presented to the Linnean Society of New South Wales and published in its journal in 1883. The genus name was intended to allude what was estimated to be a "contracted gait" of the new macropod, the specific epithet was an honour to Arthur Hunter Palmer Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (28 December 1819 – 20 March 1898) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diprotodonts
Diprotodontia (, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized ''Diprotodon'', and ''Thylacoleo'', the so-called "marsupial lion". Characteristics Living diprotodonts are almost all herbivores, as were most of those that are now extinct. A few insectivorous and omnivorous diprotodonts are known, and the Potoridae are almost unique among vertebrates in being largely fungivorous, but these seem to have arisen as relatively recent adaptations from the mainstream herbivorous lifestyle. The extinct thylacoleonids ("marsupial lions") are the only known group to have exhibited carnivory on a large scale. Diprotodonts are restricted to Australasia. The earliest known fossils date to the late Oligocene, but their genesis certainly lies earlier than this, as large gaps occur in Australia's fossil record, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaltadeta Ima
''Ekaltadeta ima'' is a species of potoroid marsupial that existed in Miocene Australia. Taxonomy The description of ''Ekaltadeta ima'' was assigned to a new genus ''Ekaltadeta'' as the type species in a study of fossil specimens published by Mike Archer and Tim Flannery in 1985. The specific diagnosis of the type and genus was revised in a 1996 study by Stephen Wroe of propleonine taxa, when new fossil specimens allowed comparison with the type material and provided direct evidence of other characteristics. A largely complete skull of ''E. ima'' was described by Wroe in 1998 , prompting another reinvestigation of the propleonine clade which the author had suggested contained paraphyletic and polyphyletic species. The name ''Ekaltadeta'' is derived from two words in an indigenous language associated with the McDonnell Ranges, combining the words for powerful, ''ekalta'', and ''eta'' to describe the "powerful tooth". The specific epithet ''ima'' means "condemned to die" in the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
