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Genus of marsupials
Osphranter is a
genus of large
marsupials in the family
Macropodidae , commonly known as
kangaroos and
wallaroos (among other species). It contains the largest extant marsupial, the
red kangaroo (O. rufus ).
In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and
Notamacropus , formerly considered subgenera of
Macropus , should be moved to the genus level.
[3] This change was accepted by the
Australian Faunal Directory in 2020.
[4]
The genus has a fossil record that extends back at least into the
Pliocene .
[5]
Species
References
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a
b
Groves, C. P. (2005).
"Order Diprotodontia" . In
Wilson, D. E. ; Reeder, D. M (eds.).
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 63–66.
ISBN
978-0-8018-8221-0 .
OCLC
62265494 .
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"Genus Osphranter Gould, 1842" . Australian Biological Resources Study . Australian Government. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 .
^ Celik, Mélina; Cascini, Manuela; Haouchar, Dalal; Van Der Burg, Chloe; Dodt, William; Evans, Alistair; Prentis, Peter; Bunce, Michael; Fruciano, Carmelo; Phillips, Matthew (28 March 2019).
"A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 186 (3): 793–812.
doi :
10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz005 . Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
^
"Names List for MACROPODIDAE, Australian Faunal Directory" . Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Department of the Environment and Energy. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
^ Price, Gilbert J.; Louys, Julien; Wilkinson, Joanne E. (2023-05-25).
"Geologically oldest evidence of 'lumpy jaw' (Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease) in kangaroos of Australia: implications for conservation management" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . 47 (4): 543–550.
Bibcode :
2023Alch...47..543P .
doi :
10.1080/03115518.2023.2207624 .
ISSN
0311-5518 .
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