Zygomaturus trilobus Macleay, 1858a
"gyedarra" (from dreamtime stories) (Bennett, 1872)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Zygomaturus creedi Krefft, 1873; Nototherium tasmanicum Scott, 1911; Nototherium tasmaniense Noetling, 1912; Zygomaturus tasmanicus
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 33,000 years ago (source)
Distribution
Australia
Anatomy & Morphology
It weighed an estimated 500kg (Johnson & Prideaux, 2004:557; Johnson, 2006:18).
Biology & Ecology
It was a browser (Johnson, 2006:18).
Hypodigm
QVM1992 GFV73
UCMP LFM124 (Dawson, 1985:66)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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