''Macropus ferragus'' is an extinct species of

kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...

that lived in

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during the

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Description

''Macropus ferragus'' was a large species of kangaroo. It has been estimated to stand up to and weigh around . Fossils have mostly been found in the state of

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. It lived until around 30,000 years ago. Fossils found at Lake Menindee in New South Wales potentially date to as recently as 18,000 BP.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q12071610 Prehistoric macropods Pleistocene mammals of Australia Pleistocene marsupials Pleistocene extinctions