Diprotodon is the largest-known marsupial to have ever lived; it greatly exceeds the size of its closest living relatives wombats and koalas. It is a member of the extinct family Diprotodontidae, which includes other large quadrupedal herbivores.

Diprotodon, extinct genus of marsupial classified in the suborder Vombatiformes and considered to be the largest known group of marsupial mammals. Diprotodon lived during the Pleistocene Epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) in Australia and …

2019年1月21日 · Diprotodon, also known as the giant wombat, was the largest marsupial that ever existed. Adult males measured up to 10 feet from head to tail and weighed upward of three tons. Discover 10 fascinating facts about this extinct megafauna mammal of Pleistocene Australia.

2022年12月16日 · Among the charismatic megafauna of Australia, perhaps the best known is the giant marsupial Diprotodon, often referred to as the “giant wombat”. Contrary to what this moniker suggests, however, Diprotodon is not a wombat at all.

Diprotodon was the first fossil mammal named from Australia (Owen 1838) and one of the most well known of the megafauna. It was widespread across Australia when the first indigenous people arrived, co-existing with them for thousands of …

2024年12月21日 · Diprotodon, the giant wombat of the past, was the largest marsupial ever. It lived during the Pleistocene epoch, had a barrel-shaped body, and roamed across Australia with other megafauna. Diprotodon's extinction around 46,000 years ago coincided with human arrival and climate change.

In the vast expanse of Australia’s ancient landscapes, no creature loomed larger than Diprotodon optatum. Standing nearly six feet tall at the shoulder and stretching more than 13 feet from nose to tail, these gentle giants were the largest marsupials to ever walk the Earth.

2022年11月3日 · Also known as the giant wombat, the Diprotodon is a much bigger version of the modern wombat and a close relative of the koalas. It lived for about 2.6 million years and went extinct roughly 50,000 years ago.

2025年1月11日 · Diprotodon the Giant Wombat So far not only is Diprotodon the largest of the Australian megafauna,‭ ‬but it is also the largest known marsupial mammal to ever exist.‭ ‬ Often loosely dubbed as rhinoceros-sized,‭ ‬there is some variation between specimens which was once taken to indicate various species.‭ ‬

2019年8月2日 · The giant wombat known as the Diprotodon of Pleistocene Australia was the largest marsupial ever, though its extinction remains a mystery. The Diprotodon was more than 200 times larger than its modern cousins the koala and wombat.