Phascolonus

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Phascolonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Suborder: Vombatiformes Family: Vombatidae Genus: †Phascolonus
Species
P. gigas (Owen, 1859) P. lemleyi (Archer & Wade, 1976)[1]

Phascolonus was a genus of prehistoric Australian marsupial in the wombat family. The largest species weighed as much as two tons. ^[2] This genus existed alongside that of another wombat relative, Diprotodon.^[3]

At Tee Tree Cave a two million year old Phascolonus fossil was found alongside that of the crocodilian Quinkana.^[4]

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