Palorchestes

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extinct taxon genus marsupial

Palorchestes is an extinct genus of large, herbivorous Australian marsupials, often called "marsupial tapirs" for their tapir-like snouts and robust bodies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Palorchestidae 3
Palorchestes canonical 2
Palorchestes azael 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct taxon ⓘ
genus ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ
belongsToClade Vombatiformes ⓘ
bodySize large ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName marsupial tapir ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom true tapirs ⓘ
ecologicalRole browser ⓘ
evolutionaryPattern example of convergent evolution with placental tapirs ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
family Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palorchestidae
feedingAdaptation selective browsing on vegetation ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1873 ⓘ
fossilRecord known from postcranial and cranial remains ⓘ
fossilTypeLocality Australia ⓘ
geologicTimeRange Neogene ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ
habitat forested environments ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature large claws ⓘ
powerful forelimbs ⓘ
robust body ⓘ
tapir-like snout ⓘ
infraclass Marsupialia ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
limbAdaptation forelimbs adapted for pulling or grasping vegetation ⓘ
livedIn Australia ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
namedBy Richard Owen ⓘ
nativeContinent Australia ⓘ
notableCharacteristic convergent similarity to tapirs ⓘ
order Diprotodontia ⓘ
paleobiogeography endemic to Australia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palorchestidae
reproduction marsupial reproduction with pouch ⓘ
researchField Australian paleontology ⓘ
paleomammalogy ⓘ
snoutFunction grasping vegetation ⓘ
taxonAuthor Richard Owen ⓘ
temporalRange Miocene ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
Pliocene ⓘ
typeSpecies Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palorchestes azael

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diprotodontia → includesExtinctTaxon → Palorchestes ⓘ
Vombatiformes → containsExtinctFamilies → Palorchestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palorchestidae
Vombatiformes → notableExtinctMembers → Palorchestes ⓘ
Palorchestes → family → Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palorchestidae
Palorchestes → typeSpecies → Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palorchestes azael
Palorchestes → relatedTo → Palorchestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palorchestidae