大面颊兽

袋犀属; 化石时期：更新世 PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ▼
	Zygomaturus tasmanicus
科学分类
界：	动物界 Animalia
门：	脊索动物门 Chordata
纲：	哺乳纲 Mammalia
演化支：	有袋类 Marsupialia
目：	双门齿目 Diprotodontia
科：	†双门齿科 Diprotodontidae
亚科：	†袋犀亚科 Zygomaturinae
属：	†袋犀属 Zygomaturus
种
	†Z. diahotensis; †Z. gilli; †Z. keanei; †Z. keani; †Z. tasmanicus; †Z. trilobus;

大面颊兽是更新世澳洲已灭绝的袋犀属（学名：Zygomaturus）动物。它们的身体很重，脚厚，相信与现今的倭河马相似。^[1]它们是四足行走的。^[1]它们栖息在潮湿的澳洲海岸，于4.5万年前消失。^[1]它们也有沿河流向内陆扩展。^[1]它们可能是独自或以小群生活。大面颊兽可能吃芦苇及莎草科，并以其下门齿将食物铲入口内。^[1]

参考

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0.

Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
Marsupial Nutrition by Ian D. Hume
Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand
Life of Marsupials by Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime (Life of the Past) by Peter F. Murray, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Pat Vickers Rich
Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
Australia's Lost World: Prehistoric Animals of Riversleigh by Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand, and Henk Godthelp
World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia) by Dougal Dixon

外部链接

[EllisNTB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 101. ISBN 0-06-055804-0.

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