平面袋鼠屬(學名:Protemnodon)是澳洲及巴布亞新畿內亞的一屬有袋類。牠們生存於更新世。基於化石證據,牠們的外觀像沙袋鼠,但較為大型。P. hopei是較為細小的物種,約重45公斤,而其他物種則重110公斤。[2]
下屬物種
本屬包括以下物種:
- †長臉長頸袋鼠 Protemnodon anak Owen, 1874
- † Protemnodon brehus Owen, 1874
- † Protemnodon buloloensis Plane, 1967
- † Protemnodon chinchillaensis Bartholomai, 1973
- †道森巨型袋鼠 Protemnodon dawsonae Kerr et al., 2024
- † Protemnodon devisi Bartolomai, 1973
- † Protemnodon hopei Flannery, 1992
- †馬馬庫拉巨型袋鼠 Protemnodon mamakurra Kerr et al., 2024
- †旅者袋鼠 Protemnodon viator Kerr, Camens, van Zoelen, Worthy & Prideaux, 2024[3]
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