Pyramios
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| Pyramios | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Diprotodontidae |
| Genus: | Pyramios |
Pyramios is an extinct genus of Diprotodontia from the Miocene of Australia. It was very large, reaching a length of about 2.5 m (8.2 feet) and a height of about 1.5 m (4.92 feet). The weight of Pyramios is estimated to have been 700 kg (1102-1543 pounds). Pyramios was comparable in size to its cousin Diprotodon, which is also in the Diprotodontidae family.[1]
References
- Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand (page 16)
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