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
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Procoptodon
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Procoptodon
- taxon common name
- short-faced kangaroo
- location of discovery
- Kangaroo Island
- time period
- Pleistocene
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
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