Biology:Vombatus hacketti
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Short description: Extinct species of wombat
| Vombatus hacketti Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: | Vombatus |
| Species: | †V. hacketti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vombatus hacketti Glauert, 1910
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Phascolomys hacketti[1] | |
Vombatus hacketti, Hackett's wombat, is an extinct species of wombat that lived in Southwest Australia during the Late Pleistocene. It survived until very recently, going between 10,000 and 20,000 BP.[2][3]
Description
Fossils of this species were first found in Mammoth Cave.[1] Its skull was larger than that of the common wombat, indicating it grew to larger sizes.
Hackett's wombat survived longer than most other prehistoric Australian fauna. This may indicate that the arrival of humans may have played a greater role in its extinction, rather than just climate change.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glauert, Ludwig (1910). "The Mammoth cave". Records of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery 1 (1): 11–36.
- ↑ "The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database cubit: The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Mammals: Marsupials: Vombatus hacketti". http://cubits.org/theextinctioncubit/db/extinctmammals/view/18816/.
- ↑ MacPhee, R. D. E. (1999-06-30). Extinctions in Near Time. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780306460920. https://books.google.com/books?id=UZLuF1YXYTcC&q=Euryzygoma&pg=PA251.
- ↑ Prideaux, G.J. (2010). "Timing and dynamics of Late Pleistocene mammal extinctions in southwestern Australia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107 (51): 22157–22162. doi:10.1073/pnas.1011073107. PMID 21127262. Bibcode: 2010PNAS..10722157P.
Wikidata ☰ Q108131049 entry
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