†Procoptodon oreas De Vis 1895 (short-faced kangaroo)
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Belongs to Procoptodon according to De Vis 1895
Sister taxa: Procoptodon browneorum, Procoptodon gilli, Procoptodon mccoyi, Procoptodon otuel, Procoptodon pusio, Procoptodon rapha, Procoptodon williamsi
Type specimen: QM F2923, a mandible (left and right adult dentaries). Its type locality is Darling Downs, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (4 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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