- Group:
- Marsupial megafauna
- Scientific name:
- Diprotodon australis
- Last recorded:
- ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Epoch:
- Late Pleistocene
🦣 Deep time: the last-appearance date above (~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)) is measured in geological time, not calendar years. Data from the Paleobiology Database (PBDB).
Frequently asked questions
- What was Diprotodon australis?
- Diprotodon australis is an extinct Late-Pleistocene species in the Marsupial megafauna group, with a last-appearance date of ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene).
- When did Diprotodon australis go extinct?
- Its last-appearance date is ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene).
- What kind of animal was Diprotodon australis?
- Marsupial megafauna
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- Simosthenurus occidentalis · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Sthenurus andersoni · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
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- Diprotodon annextans · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Diprotodon bennettii · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Diprotodon loderi · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Diprotodon longiceps · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
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