Zaglossus maximus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

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 Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Zaglossus
Species: †Zaglossus robustus
Synonym: Zaglossus maximus

Name

• Zaglossus maximus (Dun, 1895/6)

Combinations

• Ornithorhynchus maximus: original combination

Primary references

• Dun, W.S. 1895/6: Notes on the occurrence of monotreme remains in the Pliocene of New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, 4: 118–126.

References

• Hall, B.K. 1999: The paradoxical platypus. BioScience, 49 (3): 211–218. JSTOR
• Mahoney, J.A.; Ride, W.D.L. 1975: Index to the genera and species of fossil Mammalia described from Australia and New Guinea between 1838 and 1969. Western Australian Museum special publication, ( 6 ) [not seen]
• Musser, A.M. 1999: Diversity and relationships of living and extinct monotremes. Australian mammalogy, 21: 8–9. includes full article (PDF)