Phascolonus

Phascolonus

Taxobox
name = "Phascolonus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
infraclassis = Marsupialia
ordo = Diprotodontia
subordo = Vombatiformes
familia = Vombatidae
genus = †"Phascolonus"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "P. gigas" (Owen, 1859)
* "P. lemleyi" (Archer & Wade, 1976) [ [http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/Synapsida/Metatheria/Notometatheria/Diprotodontia/Vompatidae.htm Mikko's Phylogeny Archive ] ]

"Phascolonus" was a genus of prehistoric Australian marsupial in the wombat family. The largest species weighed as much as two tons. [ [http://www.riotinto.com/library/reviewmagazine/64/article4-2.aspx Rio Tinto | Minerals and Metals for the world | Review magazine ] ] This genus existed alongside that of another wombat relative, "Diprotodon". [ [http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/dinosaurs/lifetime-modern.html Museum Victoria [ed-online Dinosaurs & Fossils - The rise of the modern fauna and flora ] ]

At Tee Tree Cave a two million year old "Phascolonus" fossil was found alongside that of the crocodilian "Quinkana". [ [http://www.ackma.org/journal/Journal%20No%2049%20-%20Chillagoe%20Geology.pdf Chillagoe Interpretive Centre ] ]

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