Sedophascolomys is an extinct genus of wombat known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. There is a single recognised species, S. medius, which was formerly placed in the invalid genus Phascolomys.[1] It was found in the northeastern and eastern regions of the continent.[2] It is estimated to be somewhat larger than extant wombats, with a body mass of 70–75 kilograms (154–165 lb).[3] The youngest remains of the genus date to the Late Pleistocene, around 50–40,000 years ago.[4] It is thought to be closely related to the giant wombat genera Phascolonus and Ramsayia.[3]
References
^Louys, Julien (2015-07-03). "Wombats (Vombatidae: Marsupialia) from the Pliocene Chinchilla Sand, southeast Queensland, Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 39 (3): 394–406. doi:10.1080/03115518.2015.1014737. ISSN0311-5518. S2CID129092884.
^Dawson, Lyndall (January 2006). "An ecophysiological approach to the extinction of large marsupial herbivores in middle and late Pleistocene Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 30 (supl 1): 89–114. doi:10.1080/03115510609506857. ISSN0311-5518. S2CID84794887.
^ abLouys, Julien; Duval, Mathieu; Beck, Robin M. D.; Pease, Eleanor; Sobbe, Ian; Sands, Noel; Price, Gilbert J. (November 2022). Hautier, Lionel (ed.). "Cranial remains of Ramsayia magna from the Late Pleistocene of Australia and the evolution of gigantism in wombats (Marsupialia, Vombatidae)". Papers in Palaeontology. 8 (6). doi:10.1002/spp2.1475. hdl:10072/420259. ISSN2056-2799. S2CID254622473.
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