Silvaroo
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Silvaroo is a genus of megafaunal macropods that existed in Australia
in the Pleistocene
. Based on fossil evidence and affinities with the extant forest wallabies from the genera Dorcopsis
and Dorcopsulus
from Papua New Guinea
, the two species of this genus were removed from the genus Protemnodon
to Silvaroo.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
. Based on fossil evidence and affinities with the extant forest wallabies from the genera Dorcopsis
Dorcopsis (genus)
Dorcopsis is a genus of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. It contains the following species:* Black Dorcopsis * White-striped Dorcopsis * Gray Dorcopsis...
and Dorcopsulus
Dorcopsulus
Dorcopsulus is a genus of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. It contains the following species:* Macleay's Dorcopsis * Small Dorcopsis...
from Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, the two species of this genus were removed from the genus Protemnodon
Protemnodon
Protemnodon is a genus of megafaunal macropods that existed in Australia, Tasmania and Papua New Guinea in the Pleistocene. Based on fossil evidence it is thought that Protemnodon was physically similar to wallabies but far larger; Protemnodon hopei was the smallest in the genus weighing about 45...
to Silvaroo.