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Macropus ferragus

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Macropus ferragus
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Macropus
Species:
M. ferragus
Binomial name
Macropus ferragus
Owen 1874

Macropus ferragus is an extinct species of kangaroo that lived in Australia during the Late Pleistocene.

Description

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Macropus ferragus was a large species of kangaroo. It has been estimated to stand up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and weigh around 150 kg (330 lb).[1][2]

Fossils have mostly been found in the state of New South Wales.[3][4] It lived until around 30,000 years ago.[5] Fossils found at Lake Menindee in New South Wales potentially date to as recently as 18,000 BP.[6]

References

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  1. ^ New Scientist. Jul 17, 1986. pp. Page 30.
  2. ^ Sues, Hans-Dieter (2013). Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences. Springer US. p. 252. ISBN 9781475752021.
  3. ^ Armand, L. (2000). "The stratigraphy and palaeontology of Teapot Creek, MacLaughlin River, NSW". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 122: 101–121.
  4. ^ Dawson, L.; Augee, M.L. (1997). "The late Quaternary sediments and fossil cave vertebrate fauna from Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves, New South Wales". Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 117: 51–78.
  5. ^ Newsome, Alan; Newsome, Thomas (2016). The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia: An Early Account by A.E. Newsome. CSIRO PUBLISHING. ISBN 9781486301577.
  6. ^ Marshall, Larry G. (1974). "Late Pleistocene mammals from the "Keilor Cranium Site", southern Victoria, Australia". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria. 35: 63–86. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.1974.35.02.