Sthenurinae
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| Sthenurinae Fossil range: Pliocene - Recent |
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 The Banded Hare-wallaby is the only extant species
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The Sthenurinae is a sub-family within the marsupial family Macropodidae. Only a single species occurs today, with all the other known genera existing in the Pleistocene, these included some of the largest fossil macropods.
[edit] References
- Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T. and Hand, S. 2002. Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution. John Hopkins University Press. pp 157-196. ISBN 0801872235.
- Prideaux, G. 2004. "Systematics and Evolution of the Sthenurine Kangaroos". UC Publications in Geological Sciences. Paper vol 146.
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