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Setonix brachyurus (quokka)
Taxonomy
Kangurus brachyurus was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1830) [Greek translation: "Short tailed bristle claw"]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Setonix brachyurus by Burk et al. (1998).
It was recombined as Setonix brachyurus by Burk et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1830 | Kangurus brachyurus Quoy and Gaimard |
| 1998 | Setonix brachyurus Burk et al. p. 459 |
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Setonix brachyurus Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [quokka]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pliocene - Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Setonix brachyurus (182974) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Setonix brachyurus (183094) |