Macropus_pearsoni

<i>Macropus pearsoni</i>

Macropus pearsoni

Extinct species of marsupial

Macropus pearsoni is an extinct Australian vertebrate species belonging to the family Macropodidae, and is in the same genus (Macropus) as extant kangaroos. M. pearsoni lived during the Pleistocene. It is known from fossil mandibles collected from Pleistocene beds from the Darling Downs in New South Wales, Lake Kanunka in northeastern South Australia, and the Cape York Peninsula.[2] it reached a size similar to Macropus titan, which is a mass of 150 kg.[3]

Quick Facts Macropus pearsoni Temporal range: Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Bartholomai, Alan (1973). "Fissuridon pearsoni, a new fossil macropodid (Marsupialia) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 16 (3): 365–368.
  2. [2]
    Australian Mammal Society (1982). Australian Mammal Society. Australian Mammal Society. p. 264.
  3. [3]
    Janis, Christine M.; Buttrill, Karalyn; Figueirido, Borja (15 October 2014). "Locomotion in Extinct Giant Kangaroos: Were Sthenurines Hop-Less Monsters?". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e109888. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9888J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109888. PMC 4198187. PMID 25333823.


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