Propleopus
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Propleopus is an extinct genus of marsupial
. Two species are known, P. chillagoensis from the Plio-Pleistocene and P. oscillans from the Pleistocene. In contrast to most other kangaroos, and similar to its small extant relative, the Musky Rat-kangaroo
, it was probably omnivorous.
Marsupial
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...
. Two species are known, P. chillagoensis from the Plio-Pleistocene and P. oscillans from the Pleistocene. In contrast to most other kangaroos, and similar to its small extant relative, the Musky Rat-kangaroo
Musky Rat-kangaroo
The Musky Rat-kangaroo is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of northeast Australia. Although some scientists place this species as a subfamily of the family Potoroidae, the most recent classification places it in the family Hypsiprymnodontidae with prehistoric rat-kangaroos.It is the...
, it was probably omnivorous.