''Silvaroo'' is an extinct genus of megafaunal
macropods
Macropod may refer to:
* Macropodidae, a marsupial family which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and several others
* Macropodiformes
The Macropodiformes , also known as macropods, are one of the three suborders of the ...
that existed in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in the
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...
. Based on fossil evidence and affinities with the extant forest wallabies from the genera ''
Dorcopsis
The dorcopsises are the marsupials of the genera '' Dorcopsis'' and ''Dorcopsulus''. They are found in the tropical forests of New Guinea and Southeast Indonesia. They are placed in the subfamily Macropodinae, along with other Australasian ma ...
'' and ''
Dorcopsulus
''Dorcopsulus'' is a genus of small marsupials in the family Macropodidae, known as forest wallabies. They are native to dry forests of New Guinea.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus macle ...
'' from
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, the two species of this genus were removed from the genus ''
Protemnodon
''Protemnodon'' is an extinct genus of megafaunal macropodids that existed in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea in the Pliocene and Pleistocene. It is also called the giant kangaroo.
Taxonomy
Recent analysis of mtDNA extracted from fossils ind ...
'' to ''Silvaroo''.
References
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Prehistoric macropods
Prehistoric mammals of Australia
Pleistocene marsupials
Prehistoric marsupial genera
Fossil taxa described in 2004