Simosthenurus Tedford 1966 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Parent taxon: Simosthenurini according to G. J. Prideaux 2004

See also Flannery and Archer 1984

Sister taxon: Archaeosimos

Subtaxa: Simosthenurus antiquus Simosthenurus baileyi Simosthenurus brachyselenis Simosthenurus cegsai Simosthenurus euryskaphus Simosthenurus maddocki Simosthenurus occidentalis Simosthenurus pales Simosthenurus tirarensis

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (82 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1)

• Pliocene of Australia (4)

Total: 87 collections including 128 occurrences

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