Kolopsis fossil map
Where fossils of Kolopsis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Diprotodontidae |
| Named by | Woodburne 1967 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Rock formations | Black Rock Sandstone, Otibanda, Waite |
About Kolopsis
Kolopsis is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupials from Australia and Papua New Guinea. It contains three species, although K. rotundus may be more closely related to other zygomaturines than to Kolopsis.
†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)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kolopsis (revision 1370259042), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q2596807.
