Macropus ferragus explained

Macropus ferragus is an extinct species of kangaroo that lived in Australia during the Late Pleistocene.

Description

Macropus ferragus was a large species of kangaroo. It has been estimated to stand up to 2.5m (08.2feet) and weigh around 150kg (330lb).^{[1] [2]}

Fossils have mostly been found in the state of New South Wales.^{[3] [4]} It lived until around 30,000 years ago.^[5] Fossils found at Lake Menindee in New South Wales potentially date to as recently as 18,000 BP.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: New Scientist . Jul 17, 1986 . Page 30.
2. Book: Sues . Hans-Dieter . Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences . 2013 . Springer US . 9781475752021 . 252.
3. Armand . L. . The stratigraphy and palaeontology of Teapot Creek, MacLaughlin River, NSW . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . 2000 . 122 . 101–121.
4. Dawson . L. . Augee . M.L. . The late Quaternary sediments and fossil cave vertebrate fauna from Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves, New South Wales . Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. . 1997 . 117 . 51–78.
5. Book: Newsome . Alan . Newsome . Thomas . The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia: An Early Account by A.E. Newsome . 2016 . CSIRO PUBLISHING . 9781486301577.
6. Marshall . Larry G. . Late Pleistocene mammals from the "Keilor Cranium Site", southern Victoria, Australia . Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria . 1974 . 35 . 63–86 . 10.24199/j.mmv.1974.35.02. free .