Macropodiformes Temporal range:
Late Oligocene - Recent
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Red-necked wallaby | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: |
Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
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The Macropodiformes /mækroʊˈpɒdɪfɔːrmiːz/, 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. [2] Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoroos and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.
Macropodiformes Temporal range:
Late Oligocene - Recent
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Red-necked wallaby | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: |
Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
Families | |
The Macropodiformes /mækroʊˈpɒdɪfɔːrmiːz/, 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. [2] Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoroos and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.