Sedophascolomys
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| Sedophascolomys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: | †Sedophascolomys Louys, 2015 |
| Type species | |
| †Sedophascolomys medius (Owen, 1872) | |
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Sedophascolomys is an extinct genus of wombat known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. There is a single recognised species, S. medius, which was formerly placed in the invalid genus Phascolomys.[1] It was found in the northeastern and eastern regions of the continent.[2] It is estimated to be somewhat larger than extant wombats, with a body mass of 70–75 kilograms (154–165 lb).[3] The youngest remains of the genus date to the Late Pleistocene, around 50–40,000 years ago.[4] It is thought to be closely related to the giant wombat genera Phascolonus and Ramsayia.[3]
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