Kolopsis
Encyclopedia
Kolopsis is an extinct genus
of diprotodontid marsupial
s from Australia
. It contains three species:
K. rotundus may be more closely related to other zygomaturines
than to Kolopsis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of diprotodontid marsupial
Marsupial
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...
s from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It contains three species:
- †Kolopsis rotundus Plane 1967
- †Kolopsis torus Woodburne, 1967
- †Kolopsis yperus Murray, Megirian & Wells, 1993
K. rotundus may be more closely related to other zygomaturines
Zygomaturinae
Zygomaturinae is an extinct sub-family of marsupials. The phylogeny and taxonomy of this clade is poorly understood and problematic. Zygomaturines are currently thought to be a subfamily within Diprotodontidae, rather than a distinct family.-References:...
than to Kolopsis.
See also
- SilvabestiusSilvabestiusSilvabestius is an extinct genus of marsupial dating to the Early Miocene. They were grazing animals about the size of a modern sheep.This animal is known from two skulls found close together which have come to be known as the "Madonna and Child" fossils.Silvabestius is an extinct genus of...
- NeohelosNeohelosNeohelos is an extinct sheep-sized marsupial from the late Oligocene to middle-Miocene aged deposits of Bullock Creek in the Northern Territory, Lake Ngapakaldi South Australia and riversleigh of Queensland. There are four species in this genera, N. tirarensis from Bullock Creek and the...
- ZygomaturusZygomaturusZygomaturus is an extinct giant marsupial from Australia during the Pleistocene. It had a heavy body and thick legs and is believed to be similar to the modern Pygmy Hippopotamus in both size and build. The genus moved on all fours. It lived in the wet coastal margins of Australia and became...
- HulitheriumHulitheriumHulitherium is an extinct genus of Zygomaturidae, a marsupial from New Guinea during the Pleistocene...