Phascolonus
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phylum | Chordata | Phascolonus was a genus of prehistoric Australian marsupials in the wombat family. The largest species, Phascolonus gigas, weighed as much as 200 kg (450 lb). Phascolonus existed alongside an even larger marsupial, Diprotodon, which weighed as much as three tons and was distantly related to wombats.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Metatheria | |
order | Diprotodontia | |
family | Vombatidae | |
genus | †Phascolonus | |
Period | Neogene |