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Procoptodon [2] is an extinct genus of giant short-faced kangaroos that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. P. goliah, the largest known kangaroo species that ever existed, stood at about 2 m (6.6 ft). [3] They weighed about 200–240 kg (440–530 lb). [4]
Scientists have identified three new species of giant kangaroo that lived from 5 million to 40,000 years ago, ... Lead study author Isaac Kerr is pictured with kangaroo fossil. - Flinders University.
Recent analysis of mtDNA extracted from fossils indicates that Protemnodon was closely related to Macropus. [2] The species formerly known as Protemnodon bandharr and Protemnodon buloloensis have been moved to a new genus, Silvaroo, while the New Guinean species P. nombe has been moved to the new genus Nombe.
Procoptodon goliah (the giant short-faced kangaroo) is the largest-known kangaroo to have ever lived. It grew 2–3 metres (7–10 feet) tall, and weighed up to 230 kg (510 lb). Procoptodon rapha, P. pusio and P. texasensis; Protemnodon, a genus of wallaby with four known giant species out of 11 known species [30] Palorchestes parvus; Ramsayia ...
— Excavations in southern Australia have revealed three new species of giant kangaroo that lived millions of years ago, and one of them was about double the size of the biggest kangaroos alive ...
The largest known kangaroo was an as yet unnamed species of Macropus, estimated to weigh 274 kg (604 lb), [54] larger than the largest known specimen of Procoptodon, which could grow up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and weigh 230 kg (510 lb). [55]
A kangaroo hops through the outback landscape June 7, 2005 near Marree, Australia. The study focused on fossils of species found in southern Australia, and experts compared the suspected diets to ...
Some species of Bohra like Bohra paula and Bohra wilkinsonorum were much larger than any tree-kangaroo, with estimated body masses of 35–47 kg (77–104 lb). [7] They many similarities with tree-kangaroos in their cranio-dental and hind limb morphology, [ 8 ] and in spite of its size, shows many of the same arboreal adaptations as its living ...