Procoptodon mccoyi Turnbull et al. 1992 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Belongs to Procoptodon according to Turnbull et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli, Procoptodon oreas, Procoptodon otuel, Procoptodon pusio, Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon williamsi

Type specimen: NMV P23271 / P23272, a mandible (left and right adult dentaries). Its type locality is Limburner's Point (Geelong), which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Limburner's Point (Geelong)

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