Sedophascolomys
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: | †Sedophascolomys Louys, 2015 |
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| †Sedophascolomys medius (Owen, 1872)
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Sedophascolomys is an extinct genus of wombat known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. There is a single recognised species, S. medius, which was formerly placed in the invalid genus Phascolomys.[1] It was found in the northeastern and eastern regions of the continent.[2] It is estimated to be somewhat larger than extant wombats, with a body mass of 70–75 kilograms (154–165 lb).[3] The youngest remains of the genus date to the Late Pleistocene, around 50–40,000 years ago.[4] It is thought to be closely related to the giant wombat genera Phascolonus and Ramsayia.[3]
References
- ^ Louys, Julien (2015-07-03). "Wombats (Vombatidae: Marsupialia) from the Pliocene Chinchilla Sand, southeast Queensland, Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 39 (3): 394–406. doi:10.1080/03115518.2015.1014737. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 129092884.
- ^ Dawson, Lyndall (January 2006). "An ecophysiological approach to the extinction of large marsupial herbivores in middle and late Pleistocene Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 30 (supl 1): 89–114. doi:10.1080/03115510609506857. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 84794887.
- ^ a b Louys, Julien; Duval, Mathieu; Beck, Robin M. D.; Pease, Eleanor; Sobbe, Ian; Sands, Noel; Price, Gilbert J. (November 2022). Hautier, Lionel (ed.). "Cranial remains of Ramsayia magna from the Late Pleistocene of Australia and the evolution of gigantism in wombats (Marsupialia, Vombatidae)". Papers in Palaeontology. 8 (6). doi:10.1002/spp2.1475. hdl:10072/420259. ISSN 2056-2799. S2CID 254622473.
- ^ Hocknull, Scott A.; Lewis, Richard; Arnold, Lee J.; Pietsch, Tim; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud; Price, Gilbert J.; Moss, Patrick; Wood, Rachel; Dosseto, Anthony; Louys, Julien; Olley, Jon; Lawrence, Rochelle A. (2020-05-18). "Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 2250. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11.2250H. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15785-w. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7231803. PMID 32418985.
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