Kolopsis Explained

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: †Diprotodontidae after McKenna & Bell, 1997. Mikko Haaramo. 11 March 2008. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. 9 November 2011.
2. Web site: Kolopsis torus. Anne Musser . 11 June 2009 . Australian Museum. 9 November 2011.