Procoptodon oreas De Vis 1895 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

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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