大面颊兽
大面颊兽是更新世澳洲已灭绝的袋犀属（学名：Zygomaturus）动物。它们的身体很重，脚厚，相信与现今的倭河马相似。[1]它们是四足行走的。[1]它们栖息在潮湿的澳洲海岸，于4.5万年前消失。[1]它们也有沿河流向内陆扩展。[1]它们可能是独自或以小群生活。大面颊兽可能吃芦苇及莎草科，并以其下门齿将食物铲入口内。[1]
袋犀属 化石时期：
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| Zygomaturus tasmanicus | |
科学分类 
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| 界： | 动物界 Animalia |
| 门： | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
| 纲： | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
| 演化支： | 有袋类 Marsupialia |
| 目： | 双门齿目 Diprotodontia |
| 科： | †双门齿科 Diprotodontidae |
| 亚科： | †袋犀亚科 Zygomaturinae |
| 属： | †袋犀属 Zygomaturus |
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参考
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0.
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