Simosthenurus

Simosthenurus
	Skeleton of Simosthenurus
Temporal occurrence
	Late Miocene to late Pleistocene
	approx. 5 million years to approx. 50,000 years
Locations
	Australia;
Systematics
	Australidelphia
	Diprotodontia
	Kangaroo-like (Macropodoidea)
	Kangaroos (Macropodidae)
	Short- snouted kangaroos (Sthenurinae)
	Simosthenurus
Scientific name
	Simosthenurus
	Tedford , 1966

Simosthenurus was a genus of large, extinct kangaroos . The animals lived in Australia until the late Pleistocene.

features

The scientific name Simosthenurus refers to the kangaroo genus Sthenurus , as the subgenus of which it was first described. Simo - means something like short-nosed.

The animals had relatively short snouts and extremely strong chewing muscles. Possibly they were adapted to tough plants in the arid regions of Australia. The largest species, such as Simosthenurus pales, weighed up to 100 kg and were therefore larger than all kangaroos living today.

Types and distribution over time

The species that survived into the late Pleistocene include Simosthenurus occidentalis and Simosthenurus browneorum . The oldest representatives of the genus are known from the early Pliocene.

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↑ ^a ^b ^c Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., Hand, SJ (2002): Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution. Kensington: University of New South Wales. (pg 161-162)

[Archer,_2002-1] Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., Hand, SJ (2002): Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution. Kensington: University of New South Wales. (pg 161-162)