Plaisiodon

<i>Plaisiodon</i>

Plaisiodon

Extinct genus of marsupials

Plaisiodon is an extinct genus of Zygomaturinae from the late Miocene Alcoota Fossil Beds in the Northern Territory, Australia. Because of its robust skull it has been suggested that it consumed relatively hard or coarse vegetation.[1]

Quick Facts Plaisiodon Temporal range: Late Miocene, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., & Hand, S. (2002) Prehistoric mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One hundred million years of evolution. University of New South Wales Press (page 96–97)


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