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Procoptodon
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Procoptodon

Procoptodon goliah

Era: QuaternaryDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: PleistoceneSize: 2mWeight: 240kg

Procoptodon is an extinct genus of giant short-faced (sthenurine) kangaroos that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. P. goliah, the largest known kangaroo species that ever existed, stood at about 2 m (6.6 ft). They weighed about 200–240 kg (440–530 lb)