Dorcopsoides

Dorcopsoides Temporal range: Late Miocene - Pliocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Genus:	†Dorcopsoides Woodburne, 1967
Species:	†D. fossilis
Binomial name
†Dorcopsoides fossilis Woodburne, 1967

Dorcopsoides is a genus of extinct species of kangaroo from the Pliocene of Australia.^[1]

Description

Dorcopsoides was described in 1967 from the well-preserved lower jaw, skull fragments and occipital found in the Upper Miocene Alcoota Fossil Beds north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. It was part of the Alcoota local fauna, which also included zygomaturine diprotodonts, a type of mihirung (Ilbandornis), a crocodile (Baru) and the giant thylacine, Thylacinus potens.^[2]

It was about the size of a gray and black four-eyed opossum. The generic name (Dorcopsoides) indicates a resemblance to forest wallabies (Dorcopsis) now living in New Guinea and neighboring islands.^[3]

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Phalangerida

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Diprotodontia

Phalangerida
Phalangerida †Miminipossum †Pilkipildridae Djilgaringa Pilkipildra Phalangeroidea †Durudawiri †Miralina Burramyidae Burramys Cercartetus †Ektopodontidae Chunia Darcius Ektopodon Ngathachunia Phalangeridae Ailurops †Archerus †Onirocuscus Phalanger Spilocuscus Strigocuscus Trichosurus Wyulda Petauroidea Tarsipes Acrobatidae Acrobates Distoechurus Petauridae Dactylopsila †Djaludjangi Gymnobelideus Petaurus Pseudocheiridae †Gawinga †Marlu Petropseudes Pseudochirops Hemibelideus †Paljara Peteuroides †Pildra Pseudocheirus Pseudochirulus †Pseudokoala Macropodiformes see below↓

Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes †Barguru? †Bulungamaya †Gumardee †Ngamaroo †Palaeopotorous †Purtia †Wakiewakie Hypsiprymnodontidae †Ekaltadeta Hypsiprymnodon †Jackmahoneya †Propleopus †Balbaridae Balbaroo Galanarla Ganawamaya Nambaroo Wururoo Potoroidae Aepyprymnus Bettongia †Borungaboodie †Caloprymnus †Milliyowi Potorous Macropodidae †Cookeroo †Ganguroo †Nowidgee †Wabularoo †Wanburoo Lagostrophinae Lagostrophus †Tjukuru †Troposodon †Sthenurinae Archaeosimos Eosthenurus Hadronomas Metasthenurus Procoptodon Rhizosthenurus Simosthenurus Sthenurus Macropodinae †Baringa †Bohra †Congruus Dendrolagus Dorcopsis †Dorcopsoides Dorcopsulus †Kurrabi Lagorchestes Macropus Notamacropus Onychogalea Osphranter Petrogale †Prionotemnus †Protemnodon Setonix †Silvaroo Thylogale Wallabia †Watutia

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