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Protemnodon is an genus of megafaunal macropods that existed in Australia in the Pleistocene. Based on fossil evidence it is though that the four known Protemnodon were physically similar to wallabies but far larger; Protemnodon hopei was the smallest in the genus weighing about 45 kilograms, the three other species all weighed over 110 kg.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Haaramo, M. (2004-12-20). Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: Macropodidae - kenguroos. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Helgen, K.M., Wells, R.T., Kear, B.P., Gerdtz, W.R., and Flannery, T.F. (2006). "Ecological and evolutionary significance of sizes of giant extinct kangaroos". Australian Journal of Zoology 54: 293–303. DOI:10.1071/ZO05077.
