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大面颊兽

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袋犀属
化石时期:更新世
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
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界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
演化支 有袋类 Marsupialia
目: 双门齿目 Diprotodontia
科: 双门齿科 Diprotodontidae
亚科: 袋犀亚科 Zygomaturinae
属: 袋犀属 Zygomaturus
  • Z. diahotensis
  • Z. gilli
  • Z. keanei
  • Z. keani
  • Z. tasmanicus
  • Z. trilobus

大面颊兽更新世澳洲灭绝袋犀属学名Zygomaturus动物。牠们的身体很重,脚厚,相信与现今的倭河马相似。[1]牠们是四足行走的。[1]牠们栖息在潮湿的澳洲海岸,于4.5万年前消失。[1]牠们也有沿河流向内陆扩展。[1]牠们可能是独自或以小群生活。大面颊兽可能吃芦苇莎草科,并以其下门齿将食物铲入口内。[1]

参考

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  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0. 
  • Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
  • Marsupial Nutrition by Ian D. Hume
  • Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand
  • Life of Marsupials by Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
  • Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime (Life of the Past) by Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Pat Vickers Rich
  • Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
  • Australia's Lost World: Prehistoric Animals of Riversleigh by Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand, and Henk Godthelp
  • World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia) by Dougal Dixon

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