Procoptodon
Sign in to saveProcoptodon is an extinct genus of giant short-faced (sthenurine) kangaroos that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. P. goliah, the largest known kangaroo species that ever existed, stood at about . They weighed about . Other members of the genus were smaller, however; Procoptodon gilli was the smallest of all of the sthenurine kangaroos, standing approximately tall.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 240
- Image
- Procoptodon goliah.jpg
- Height
- 2.7
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- Commons category
- Procoptodon
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Procoptodon
- taxon common name
- short-faced kangaroo
- location of discovery
- Kangaroo Island
- time period
- Pleistocene
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- Palaeobiology
- Mobility
- Diet and molar patterns
- Extinction
- Environmental factors
- References
Procoptodon is an extinct genus of giant short-faced (sthenurine) kangaroos that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. P. goliah, the largest known kangaroo species that ever existed, stood at about . They weighed about . Other members of the genus were smaller, however; Procoptodon gilli was the smallest of all of the sthenurine kangaroos, standing approximately tall.
The genus is derived from Simosthenurus, making the latter genus paraphyletic.
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