大面頰獸

袋犀屬; 化石時期：更新世 PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ▼
	Zygomaturus tasmanicus
科學分類
界：	動物界 Animalia
門：	脊索動物門 Chordata
綱：	哺乳綱 Mammalia
演化支：	有袋類 Marsupialia
目：	雙門齒目 Diprotodontia
科：	†雙門齒科 Diprotodontidae
亞科：	†袋犀亞科 Zygomaturinae
屬：	†袋犀屬 Zygomaturus
種
	†Z. diahotensis; †Z. gilli; †Z. keanei; †Z. keani; †Z. tasmanicus; †Z. trilobus;

大面頰獸是更新世澳洲已滅絕的袋犀屬（學名：Zygomaturus）動物。牠們的身體很重，腳厚，相信與現今的倭河馬相似。^[1]牠們是四足行走的。^[1]牠們棲息在潮濕的澳洲海岸，於4.5萬年前消失。^[1]牠們也有沿河流向內陸擴展。^[1]牠們可能是獨自或以小群生活。大面頰獸可能吃蘆葦及莎草科，並以其下門齒將食物鏟入口內。^[1]

參考[編輯]

^ ^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

外部連結[編輯]

[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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