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.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 67 inbound references to Procoptodon, and connects out to Lagostrophus fasciatus, Sthenurinae and Australia.
It is catalogued under topics including Clawed herbivores, Fossil taxa described in 1873 and Pleistocene mammals of Australia.
Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 240
- Image
- Procoptodon goliah.jpg
- Height
- 2.7
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- Commons category
- Procoptodon
- taxon name
- Procoptodon
- taxon common name
- short-faced kangaroo
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Article · Polski
Procoptodon – wymarły rodzaj ssaka niższego z podrodziny w obrębie rodziny kangurowatych (Macropodidae), zamieszkujący w plejstocenie prawie całą Australię.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA