Mammal
Simosthenurus
Simosthenurus was a short-faced kangaroo with a robust body and a distinctive skull.
Simosthenurus was a short-faced kangaroo with a robust body and a distinctive skull. Its proportions set it apart from the slender familiar silhouette of many living kangaroos.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Simosthenurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Its feeding anatomy is interpreted as adapted to plant food.
- When it lived
- Pleistocene
- Group
- Marsupialia
- Marsupialia
Beyond the game
The real Simosthenurus
Simosthenurus was a short-faced kangaroo with a robust body and a distinctive skull. Its proportions set it apart from the slender familiar silhouette of many living kangaroos.
The short face and robust proportions distinguish it from many living kangaroos. Its skeleton has contributed to discussion of the movement and feeding of short-faced kangaroos.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Flinders University VAMP: Simosthenurus occidentalis
- Anatomy of a crushing bite in Simosthenurus occidentalis
- Paleobiology Database: Simosthenurus occidentalis
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