Diprotodon (meaning "two forward teeth") is the largest known marsupial ever to have lived. Along with many other members of a group of unusual species collectively called the "Australian megafauna", it existed from approximately 1.6 million years ago until extinction some 46,000 years ago...
Największy torbacz wszech czasów panował na terenie całej kontynentalnej Australii. Dzisiejsze sympatyczne wombaty mają z nim wiele wspólnego.
Name: Diprotodon Meaning: "Two-forward-teeth" Habitat: Australia Period: Pleistocene Length: 10 ft. Weight: 2 tons Diet: Herbivore Park Sector: Gla... Prehistoric World - Diprotodon
Council workers unearthed the skull of a Diprotodon, the largest marsupial to roam Australia.
Peter Schouten - Pleistocene Australia: Diprotodon, Procoptodon goliath, Wonambi, Genyornis, Ninjemys, Kookaburra and Major Mitchell cockatoo
Nimbadon was a diprotodont, that is to say a relative of the giant wombats like Diprotodon and Zygomaturus I've illustrated here. Indeed it seems ... Nimbadon lavarackorum
Wellington Valley, New South Wales, about 20,000 years ago. A koala and marsupial lion occupy the trees; diprotodon dominates the background with 2 short-faced kangaroos; 2 tasmanian wolves feed on another kangaroo, while a tasmanian devil and anteater forage for food. Painting by Peter Snowball. Natural History Museum postcard 1985. Taken from the book "On the track of Ice Age mammals"
