Propleopus oscillans De Vis, 1888
Carnivorous kangaroo
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Triclis oscillans De Vis, 1888
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Australia
Biology & Ecology
An omnivorous species
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
De Vis, Charles W. (1888). On an extinct genus of the marsupials allied to Hypsiprymnodon. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2) 3: 5-8.
Other references:
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