Nototherium

Nototherium Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Vombatiformes
Family:	†Diprotodontidae Gill, 1872
Genus:	†Nototherium Owen, 1845

Nototherium ("Southern Beast) is an extinct genus of marsupial. This mammal had hypsodont molars. It was a relative of the larger Diprotodon and a distant kin to modern wombats too. It was hunted by Megalania and Thylacoleo carnifex.

Sources

• 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
• Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand

See also

Nototherium mitcheli

• List of adaptive radiated marsupials by form

This article about a prehistoric marsupial is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Pleistocene mammals Pliocene mammals Prehistoric vombatiforms Megafauna of Australia Prehistoric marsupial stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? The Rainy Daze Fawzi Moussouni Look at other dictionaries: Nototherium — No to*the ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. no tos the south + qhri on a wild animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Nototherium — Nototherium …   Wikipédia en Français nototherium — ˌnōd.əˈthirēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from not (II) + New Latin therium : a genus of gigantic herbivorous diprotodont marsupials of the Pleistocene of Australia * * * Nototherium /nō tō thēˈri əm/ noun A genus of Tertiary… …   Useful english dictionary nototherium — no·to·the·ri·um …   English syllables Diprotodontidae — Temporal range: Oligocene–Pleistocene …   Wikipedia Vombatiformes — Taxobox name = Vombatiformes fossil range=Middle Miocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Phascolarctos cinereus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Marsupialia ordo = Diprotodontia subordo =… …   Wikipedia Australian megafauna — is a term used to describe a number of comparatively large animal species in Australia, often defined as species with body mass estimates of greater than 30 kilograms, or equal to or greater than 30% greater body mass than their closest living… …   Wikipedia Vombatiformes — Vombatiformes …   Wikipédia en Français Vombatiformes —   Vombatiformes Clasificación científica Reino: Animalia …   Wikipedia Español Мегафауна Австралии — (англ. Australian megafauna)  ряд крупных видов животных в Австралии, чья масса тела превышает 30 кг, либо их масса тела равна или больше на 30 % массы тела ближайших их родственников, существующих на планете. Многие из этих видов… …   Википедия 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”