大面頰獸
大面頰獸是更新世澳洲已滅絕的袋犀屬(學名:Zygomaturus)動物。牠們的身體很重,腳厚,相信與現今的倭河馬相似。[1]牠們是四足行走的。[1]牠們棲息在潮濕的澳洲海岸,於4.5萬年前消失。[1]牠們也有沿河流向內陸擴展。[1]牠們可能是獨自或以小群生活。大面頰獸可能吃蘆葦及莎草科,並以其下門齒將食物鏟入口內。[1]
袋犀屬 化石时期:
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Zygomaturus tasmanicus | |
科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
演化支: | 有袋類 Marsupialia |
目: | 雙門齒目 Diprotodontia |
科: | †雙門齒科 Diprotodontidae |
亚科: | †袋犀亞科 Zygomaturinae |
属: | †袋犀属 Zygomaturus |
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參考
- ^ 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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