Macropus ferragus

Macropus ferragus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Genus:	Macropus
Species:	†M. ferragus
Binomial name
†Macropus ferragus Owen 1874

Macropus ferragus is an extinct species of kangaroo that lived in Australia during the Late Pleistocene.

Description

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]

References

1. New Scientist. Jul 17, 1986. pp. Page 30.
2. Sues, Hans-Dieter (2013). Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences. Springer US. p. 252. ISBN 9781475752021.
3. Armand, L. (2000). "The stratigraphy and palaeontology of Teapot Creek, MacLaughlin River, NSW". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 122: 101–121.
4. Dawson, L.; Augee, M.L. (1997). "The late Quaternary sediments and fossil cave vertebrate fauna from Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves, New South Wales". Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 117: 51–78.
5. Newsome, Alan; Newsome, Thomas (2016). The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia: An Early Account by A.E. Newsome. CSIRO PUBLISHING. ISBN 9781486301577.
6. Marshall, Larry G. (1974). "Late Pleistocene mammals from the "Keilor Cranium Site", southern Victoria, Australia". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria. 35: 63–86. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.1974.35.02.