Sthenurus

Sthenurus sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macropodiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Macropodiformes

Familia: Macropodidae
Subfamilia: †Sthenurinae
Genus: †Sthenurus
Species: †S. andersoni – †S. atlas – †S. browneorum – †S. gilli – †S. maddocki – †S. occidentalis – †S. oreas – †S. orientalis – †S. pales – †S. stirlingi – †S. tindalei

Name

Sthenurus Owen, 1874: 267

Etymology: "Gr. σθένος, strength; οὐρά, tail" [Owen, 1874: 267]

References

Primary references

• Owen, R. 1874. On the fossil mammals of Australia. Part VIII. Family Macropodidae: genera Macropus, Osphranter, Phascolagus, Sthenurus, and Protemnodon. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society 164: 245–287. BHL DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1874.0008 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Prideaux, G.J. & Wells, R.T. 1997. New Sthenurus species (Macropodidae, Diprotodontia) from Wellington Caves and Bingara, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 117: 181–196.

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