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Palorchestes sp.
Learn more about Palorchestes
- Also referred to as the ‘bear-sloth’ marsupial or marsupial ‘tapir’.
- Lived 4 million — 40,000 years ago.
- Enormous snout with fleshy nose.
- Once thought to be a giant version of a tree kangaroo.
- Very small eyes for the size of its body.
- Plant eater, probably a browser.
- Found throughout Australia.
Palorchestes sp. | Project DIG
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