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Kolopsis

Extinct genus of marsupials From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kolopsis
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Kolopsis is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupials from Australia and Papua New Guinea. It contains three species,[1] although K. rotundus may be more closely related to other zygomaturines than to Kolopsis.[2]

  • Kolopsis rotundus Plane 1967 (Pliocene, Watut River, Papua New Guinea)
  • Kolopsis torus Woodburne, 1967 (Miocene, Alcoota, Northern Territory, Australia)
  • Kolopsis yperus Murray, Megirian & Wells, 1993 (Miocene, Alcoota, Northern Territory, Australia)

Quick facts Kolopsis Temporal range: Late Miocene to Pliocene, Scientific classification ...
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