Biology:Macropus titan
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Short description: Extinct species of marsupial
| Macropus titan Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | †M. titan
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| †Macropus titan Owen 1838
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Macropus titan is an extinct species of kangaroo belonging to the genus Macropus that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene. It is one of the largest known kangaroo species, with an estimated body mass of around 150 kilograms (330 lb), exceeding living kangaroos in size.[1] Some authors have argued that the species should be considered a paleosubspecies of the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) as Macropus giganteus titan.[2]
Palaeoecology
The dental mesowear of this macropodid is indicative of it being a mixed feeder.[3]
References
- ↑ Wagstaffe, Amber Y.; O'Driscoll, Adrian M.; Kunz, Callum J.; Rayfield, Emily J.; Janis, Christine M. (March 2022). "Divergent locomotor evolution in "giant" kangaroos: Evidence from foot bone bending resistances and microanatomy" (in en). Journal of Morphology 283 (3): 313–332. doi:10.1002/jmor.21445. ISSN 0362-2525. PMID 34997777.
- ↑ Gillespie, Richard; Camens, Aaron B.; Worthy, Trevor H.; Rawlence, Nicolas J.; Reid, Craig; Bertuch, Fiona; Levchenko, Vladimir; Cooper, Alan (March 2012). "Man and megafauna in Tasmania: closing the gap" (in en). Quaternary Science Reviews 37: 38–47. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.01.013. Bibcode: 2012QSRv...37...38G. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S027737911200025X.
- ↑ Butler, Kaylene; Louys, Julien; Travouillon, Kenny (15 August 2014). "Extending dental mesowear analyses to Australian marsupials, with applications to six Plio-Pleistocene kangaroos from southeast Queensland" (in en). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 408: 11–25. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018214002223. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6725591 entry
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