- goliah, the
largest macropodid known to have existed, was a
sthenurine kangaroo, but
sthenurines occurred in a
range of sizes, with
Procoptodon gilli being...
- however,
Procoptodon goliah was
characterised by its
large size.
These sthenurines, or short-faced kangaroos,
included species that were more than three...
- Macropodinae, and Lagostrophinae. The
genus Simosthenurus was
among the
sthenurines. The two most do****ented
members of the
genus are S.
maddocki and S....
-
giganteus emphasizes how
different sthenurine kangaroos were from
extant kangaroos,
especially with the
sthenurines' short, deep skulls, long
front feet...
-
Evidence suggested that the
mernine was the only
living member of the
sthenurine subfamily, and a
recent osteology-based
phylogeny of
macropodids found...
-
Borja (15
October 2014). "Locomotion in
Extinct Giant Kangaroos: Were
Sthenurines Hop-Less Monsters?". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e109888. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9888J...
- PMC 40683. PMID 7479871.
Gavin Prideaux, "Systematics and
Evolution of the
Sthenurine Kangaroos" (April 1, 2004). UC
Publications in
Geological Sciences. Paper...
- K; Figueirido, B (2014). "Locomotion in
Extinct Giant Kangaroos: Were
Sthenurines Hop-Less Monsters?". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e109888. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j9888J...
-
Troposodon minor Sthenurus oreas Simosthenurus occidentalis (another
sthenurine) was
about as tall as a
modern eastern grey kangaroo, but much more robust...
-
Pleistocene Australia;
these also
included the thylacine,
modern kangaroos,
sthenurines (giant short-faced kangaroos), a
diversity of
modern and
giant koala...
