Macropus titan
| Macropus titan | |
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| Jaw, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | M. titan |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropus titan Owen 1838 | |
Macropus titan is an extinct Australian marsupial species belonging to the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning 'large foot'), the same family as the kangaroos. M. titan lived during the Pleistocene. The species was most similar to the extant kangaroo species Macropus giganteus, the Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Some doubt exists as to whether Macropus titan constitutes a separate species to the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, as the two are extremely similar, M. titan differing consistently only in its greater size. [1]
References
- ↑ "Australian vertebrates". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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