Macropus ferragus Temporal range: Late
Pleistocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: | Macropus |
Species: | †M. ferragus
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Binomial name | |
†Macropus ferragus
Owen 1874
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Macropus ferragus is an extinct species of kangaroo that lived in Australia during the Late Pleistocene.
Macropus ferragus was a large species of kangaroo. It has been estimated to stand up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and weigh around 150 kg (330 lb). [1] [2]
Fossils have mostly been found in the state of New South Wales. [3] [4] It lived until around 30,000 years ago. [5] Fossils found at Lake Menindee in New South Wales potentially date to as recently as 18,000 BP. [6]