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Procoptodon goliah
Genus and Species: Procoptodon goliah
Common name:"Giant short faced kangaroo"
Lived: 1,600,000 - 40,000 (Pleistocene)
Size: Height: 2-3m tall (roughly 10 feet)
Description: The largest kangaroo to ever live, the giant short faced kangaroo had several features which distinguish it from modern roos. As its name implies, P. goliah had a flattened face with forward facing eyes, somewhat resembling that of a wombat. It's toes ended in a large single claw, and it's paws each had long fingers with hooked claws, perhaps an adaptation for hooking down branches and eating leaves.
Unlike modern roos, P goliah was most likely a forest dweller rather than a grasslands animal, and was able to reach its paws above its head, a feat modern roos are incapable of.
Associations with the 'marsupial lion' Thylacoleo carnifex in cave sites indicates the giant short faced roo was likely prey to the marsupial 'lion'.
Fossils: Fossils of the Giant Short-faced Kangaroo have been found at the Naracoorte World Heritage fossil deposits in South Australia, Lake Menindee in New South Wales, Darling Downs in Queensland, and at many other sites.
Images:
Artist's reconstruction
Skull, side view
Skull, front view
Full skeleton
Size comparison with human
Sources:Naracoorte Caves
Australia's Lost Kingdoms
National Geographic
September 28 2005, 14:22:36 UTC 6 years ago
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