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Macropus titan

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Macropus titan
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Jaw, Naturkunde Museum, Berlin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Macropus
Species:
M. titan
Binomial name
Macropus titan
Owen 1838

Macropus titan is an extinct species of kangaroo belonging to the genus Macropus that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene. It is one of the largest known kangaroo species, with an estimated body mass of around 150 kilograms (330 lb), exceeding living kangaroos in size.[1] Some authors have argued that the species should be considered a paleosubspecies of the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) as Macropus giganteus titan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wagstaffe, Amber Y.; O'Driscoll, Adrian M.; Kunz, Callum J.; Rayfield, Emily J.; Janis, Christine M. (March 2022). "Divergent locomotor evolution in "giant" kangaroos: Evidence from foot bone bending resistances and microanatomy". Journal of Morphology. 283 (3): 313–332. doi:10.1002/jmor.21445. ISSN 0362-2525. PMC 9303454. PMID 34997777.
  2. ^ Gillespie, Richard; Camens, Aaron B.; Worthy, Trevor H.; Rawlence, Nicolas J.; Reid, Craig; Bertuch, Fiona; Levchenko, Vladimir; Cooper, Alan (March 2012). "Man and megafauna in Tasmania: closing the gap". Quaternary Science Reviews. 37: 38–47. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.01.013.
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