大面頰獸更新世澳洲滅絕袋犀屬學名Zygomaturus動物。牠們的身體很重,腳厚,相信與現今的倭河馬相似。[1]牠們是四足行走的。[1]牠們棲息在潮濕的澳洲海岸,於4.5萬年前消失。[1]牠們也有沿河流向內陸擴展。[1]牠們可能是獨自或以小群生活。大面頰獸可能吃蘆葦莎草科,並以其下門齒將食物鏟入口內。[1]

袋犀屬
化石時期:更新世
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
科學分類 編輯
界: 動物界 Animalia
門: 脊索動物門 Chordata
綱: 哺乳綱 Mammalia
演化支 有袋類 Marsupialia
目: 雙門齒目 Diprotodontia
科: 雙門齒科 Diprotodontidae
亞科: 袋犀亞科 Zygomaturinae
屬: 袋犀屬 Zygomaturus
  • Z. diahotensis
  • Z. gilli
  • Z. keanei
  • Z. keani
  • Z. tasmanicus
  • Z. trilobus

參考

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  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0. 
  • Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
  • Marsupial Nutrition by Ian D. Hume
  • Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand
  • Life of Marsupials by Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
  • Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime (Life of the Past) by Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Pat Vickers Rich
  • Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
  • Australia's Lost World: Prehistoric Animals of Riversleigh by Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand, and Henk Godthelp
  • World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia) by Dougal Dixon

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