Diprotodon, the Glossary
Diprotodon (Ancient Greek: "two protruding front teeth") is an extinct genus of marsupial from the Pleistocene of Australia containing one species, D. optatum.[1]
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281 relations: Aboriginal Australians, Acetabulum, African elephant, Alcheringa (journal), Alkwertatherium, American alligator, American bison, Anatomical terms of muscle, Ancient Greek, Andrew Loder, Ankylosis, Ape, Apomorphy and synapomorphy, Atlas (anatomy), Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, Australian megafauna, Australian Museum, Axis (anatomy), Bacchus Marsh, Bachelor herd, Basal metabolic rate, Benjamin Boyd, Bird, Bite force quotient, Bone marrow, Boreas (journal), Brain–body mass ratio, Browsing (herbivory), Bunyip, C3 carbon fixation, C4 carbon fixation, Canine tooth, Cartilage, Cementum, Cenozoic, Charles Darwin, Chattian, Chibanian, Colac, Victoria, Condamine River, Condyloid process, Controlled burn, Cro-Magnon, Cuddie Springs, Darling Downs, Deciduous teeth, Deinotherium, Dentin, Dentition, Diastema, ... Expand index (231 more) »
- Diprotodontids
- Fossil taxa described in 1838
- Pleistocene mammals of Australia
- Pleistocene marsupials
Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
See Diprotodon and Aboriginal Australians
Acetabulum
The acetabulum (acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis.
African elephant
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).
See Diprotodon and African elephant
Alcheringa (journal)
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of palaeontology and its ramifications into the Earth and biological sciences, especially the disciplines of taxonomy, biostratigraphy, micropalaeontology, vertebrate palaeontology, palaeobotany, palynology, palaeobiology, palaeoanatomy, palaeoecology, biostratinomy, biogeography, chronobiology, biogeochemistry and palichnology.
See Diprotodon and Alcheringa (journal)
Alkwertatherium
Alkwertatherium is an extinct genus of marsupial of the family Diprotodontidae. Diprotodon and Alkwertatherium are diprotodontids, Prehistoric marsupial genera and Prehistoric monotypic mammal genera.
See Diprotodon and Alkwertatherium
American alligator
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico.
See Diprotodon and American alligator
American bison
The American bison (Bison bison;: bison), also called the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with true buffalo), is a species of bison native to North America.
See Diprotodon and American bison
Anatomical terms of muscle
Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size, and location.
See Diprotodon and Anatomical terms of muscle
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
See Diprotodon and Ancient Greek
Andrew Loder
Andrew Loder (14 February 1826 – 19 May 1900) was an Australian politician.
See Diprotodon and Andrew Loder
Ankylosis
Ankylosis is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease.
Ape
Apes (collectively Hominoidea) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister group Cercopithecidae form the catarrhine clade, cladistically making them monkeys.
Apomorphy and synapomorphy
In phylogenetics, an apomorphy (or derived trait) is a novel character or character state that has evolved from its ancestral form (or plesiomorphy).
See Diprotodon and Apomorphy and synapomorphy
Atlas (anatomy)
In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck.
See Diprotodon and Atlas (anatomy)
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology is the sacred spirituality represented in the stories performed by Aboriginal Australians within each of the language groups across Australia in their ceremonies.
See Diprotodon and Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology
Australian megafauna
The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch.
See Diprotodon and Australian megafauna
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Australian Museum
Axis (anatomy)
In anatomy, the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") is the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine, immediately inferior to the atlas, upon which the head rests.
See Diprotodon and Axis (anatomy)
Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh (Wathawurrung: Pullerbopulloke) is a peri-urban town in Victoria, Australia located approximately north-west of the state capital Melbourne, at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong.
See Diprotodon and Bacchus Marsh
Bachelor herd
A bachelor herd is a herd of (usually) juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature or 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent groups but not yet formed a new family group.
See Diprotodon and Bachelor herd
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of energy expenditure per unit time by endothermic animals at rest.
See Diprotodon and Basal metabolic rate
Benjamin Boyd
Benjamin Boyd (21 August 180115 October 1851) was a Scottish entrepreneur who became a major shipowner, banker, grazier, politician and blackbirder in the British colony of New South Wales.
See Diprotodon and Benjamin Boyd
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Bite force quotient
Bite force quotient (BFQ) is a numerical value commonly used to represent the bite force of an animal, while also taking factors like the animal's size into account.
See Diprotodon and Bite force quotient
Bone marrow
Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones.
See Diprotodon and Bone marrow
Boreas (journal)
Boreas is a peer-reviewed academic journal that has been published on behalf of the Collegium Boreas since 1972.
See Diprotodon and Boreas (journal)
Brain–body mass ratio
Brain–body mass ratio, also known as the brain–body weight ratio, is the ratio of brain mass to body mass, which is hypothesized to be a rough estimate of the intelligence of an animal, although fairly inaccurate in many cases.
See Diprotodon and Brain–body mass ratio
Browsing (herbivory)
Browsing is a type of herbivory in which a herbivore (or, more narrowly defined, a folivore) feeds on leaves, soft shoots, or fruits of high-growing, generally woody plants such as shrubs.
See Diprotodon and Browsing (herbivory)
Bunyip
The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
C3 carbon fixation
carbon fixation is the most common of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, the other two being c4 and CAM.
See Diprotodon and C3 carbon fixation
C4 carbon fixation
carbon fixation or the Hatch–Slack pathway is one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants.
See Diprotodon and C4 carbon fixation
Canine tooth
In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or vampire fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth.
See Diprotodon and Canine tooth
Cartilage
Cartilage is a resilient and smooth type of connective tissue.
Cementum
Cementum is a specialized calcified substance covering the root of a tooth.
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history.
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.
See Diprotodon and Charles Darwin
Chattian
The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series.
Chibanian
The Chibanian, more widely known as Middle Pleistocene (its previous informal name), is an age in the international geologic timescale or a stage in chronostratigraphy, being a division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period.
Colac, Victoria
Colac is a small city in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac.
See Diprotodon and Colac, Victoria
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Condamine River
Condyloid process
The condyloid process or condylar process is the process on the human and other mammalian species' mandibles that ends in a condyle, the mandibular condyle.
See Diprotodon and Condyloid process
Controlled burn
A controlled or prescribed (Rx) burn is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape.
See Diprotodon and Controlled burn
Cro-Magnon
Cro-Magnons or European early modern humans (EEMH) were the first early modern humans (Homo sapiens) to settle in Europe, migrating from western Asia, continuously occupying the continent possibly from as early as 56,800 years ago.
Cuddie Springs
Cuddie Springs is a notable archaeological and paleontological site in the semi-arid zone of central northern New South Wales, Australia, near Carinda in Walgett Shire.
See Diprotodon and Cuddie Springs
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Darling Downs
Deciduous teeth
Deciduous teeth or primary teeth, also informally known as baby teeth, milk teeth, or temporary teeth,Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 255 are the first set of teeth in the growth and development of humans and other diphyodonts, which include most mammals but not elephants, kangaroos, or manatees, which are polyphyodonts.
See Diprotodon and Deciduous teeth
Deinotherium
Deinotherium is an extinct genus of large, elephant-like proboscideans that lived from about the middle-Miocene until the early Pleistocene.
See Diprotodon and Deinotherium
Dentin
Dentin (American English) or dentine (British English) (substantia eburnea) is a calcified tissue of the body and, along with enamel, cementum, and pulp, is one of the four major components of teeth.
Dentition
Dentition pertains to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth.
Diastema
A diastema (diastemata, from Greek διάστημα, 'space') is a space or gap between two teeth.
Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia (from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Diprotodon and Diprotodontia are taxa named by Richard Owen.
See Diprotodon and Diprotodontia
Diprotodontidae
Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of large herbivorous marsupials, endemic to Australia and New Guinea during the Oligocene through Pleistocene periods from 28.4 million to 40,000 years ago. Diprotodon and Diprotodontidae are diprotodontids.
See Diprotodon and Diprotodontidae
Dry season
The dry season was a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.
Dugong
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.
Early Miocene
The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages.
See Diprotodon and Early Miocene
Early Pleistocene
The Early Pleistocene is an unofficial sub-epoch in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, representing the earliest division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period.
See Diprotodon and Early Pleistocene
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean.
See Diprotodon and El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals.
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
Epiphyseal plate
The epiphyseal plate, epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.
See Diprotodon and Epiphyseal plate
Estrous cycle
The estrous cycle (originally) is a set of recurring physiological changes induced by reproductive hormones in females of mammalian subclass Theria.
See Diprotodon and Estrous cycle
Euowenia
Euowenia is an extinct genus of Diprotodontia which existed from the Pliocene to the upper Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Euowenia are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
European land exploration of Australia
European land exploration of Australia deals with the opening up of the interior of Australia to European settlement which occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, 1788–1900.
See Diprotodon and European land exploration of Australia
Euryzygoma
Euryzygoma is an extinct genus of marsupial which inhabited humid eucalyptus forests in Queensland and New South Wales during the Pliocene of Australia. Diprotodon and Euryzygoma are diprotodontids, Pleistocene mammals of Australia, Pleistocene marsupials and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Eutheria
Eutheria (from Greek εὐ-, 'good, right' and θηρίον, 'beast'), also called Pan-Placentalia, is the clade consisting of placental mammals and all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials.
Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
See Diprotodon and Family (biology)
Femoral head
The femoral head (femur head or head of the femur) is the highest part of the thigh bone (femur).
See Diprotodon and Femoral head
Femoral neck
The femoral neck (femur neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward.
See Diprotodon and Femoral neck
Femur
The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh.
Fibula
The fibula (fibulae or fibulas) or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below.
Finite element method
The finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling.
See Diprotodon and Finite element method
Fire-stick farming
Fire-stick farming, also known as cultural burning and cool burning, is the practice of Aboriginal Australians regularly using fire to burn vegetation, which has been practised for thousands of years.
See Diprotodon and Fire-stick farming
Fish
A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.
Floraville, New South Wales
Floraville is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie and north of the town of Belmont.
See Diprotodon and Floraville, New South Wales
Folk memory
Folk memory, also known as folklore or myths, refers to past events that have been passed orally from generation to generation.
See Diprotodon and Folk memory
Foramen magnum
The foramen magnum (great hole) is a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull.
See Diprotodon and Foramen magnum
Fossa (anatomy)
In anatomy, a fossa (fossae; from Latin fossa, "ditch" or "trench") is a depression or hollow usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).
See Diprotodon and Fossa (anatomy)
Fossil track
A fossil track or ichnite (Greek "ιχνιον" (ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint.
See Diprotodon and Fossil track
Frederick McCoy
Sir Frederick McCoy (1817 – 13 May 1899), was an Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator, active in Australia.
See Diprotodon and Frederick McCoy
Frontal bone
In the human skull, the frontal bone or sincipital bone is a unpaired bone which consists of two portions.
See Diprotodon and Frontal bone
Frontal sinus
The frontal sinuses are one of the four pairs of paranasal sinuses that are situated behind the brow ridges.
See Diprotodon and Frontal sinus
Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy
The Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy (in French, Galerie de Paléontologie et d'Anatomie comparée) is a part of the French National Museum of Natural History (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, MNHN).
See Diprotodon and Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy
Generation time
In population biology and demography, generation time is the average time between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population.
See Diprotodon and Generation time
Genesis flood narrative
The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth.
See Diprotodon and Genesis flood narrative
Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Genyornis
Genyornis newtoni, also known as the Newton's mihirung, Newton's thunder bird or mihirung paringmal (meaning "giant bird" in Tjapwuring), is an extinct species of large, flightless bird that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch until around 50,000 years ago.
Geochronology
Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.
See Diprotodon and Geochronology
George Bennett (naturalist)
George Bennett (31 January 1804 – 29 September 1893) was an English-born Australian physician and naturalist, winner of the Clarke Medal in 1890.
See Diprotodon and George Bennett (naturalist)
Gerard Krefft
Johann Ludwig (Louis) Gerard Krefft (17 February 1830 – 18 February 1881), was an Australian artist, draughtsman, scientist, and natural historian who served as the curator of the Australian Museum for 13 years (1861–1874).
See Diprotodon and Gerard Krefft
Gigantism
Gigantism (γίγας, gígas, "giant", plural γίγαντες, gígantes), also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average.
Glacial period
A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.
See Diprotodon and Glacial period
Glenoid fossa
The glenoid fossa of the scapula or the glenoid cavity is a bone part of the shoulder.
See Diprotodon and Glenoid fossa
Gowrie, New South Wales
Gowrie is a locality situated 1.6 km to the west of the New England Highway and approximately 29 km south of Tamworth in the New England area of New South Wales, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Gowrie, New South Wales
Grazing (behaviour)
Grazing is a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on low-growing plants such as grasses or other multicellular organisms, such as algae.
See Diprotodon and Grazing (behaviour)
Greater trochanter
The greater trochanter of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system.
See Diprotodon and Greater trochanter
Henry Yorke Lyell Brown
Henry Yorke Lyell Brown FGS (23 August 1843 – 22 January 1928) was an Australian geologist.
See Diprotodon and Henry Yorke Lyell Brown
Herbert Basedow
Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner.
See Diprotodon and Herbert Basedow
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus (hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius), also shortened to hippo (hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
See Diprotodon and Hippopotamus
Hulitherium
Hulitherium tomasetti (meaning "Huli beast", after the Huli people) is an extinct zygomaturine marsupial that lived in New Guinea during the Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Hulitherium are diprotodontids, Pleistocene mammals of Australia, Pleistocene marsupials, Prehistoric marsupial genera and Prehistoric monotypic mammal genera.
See Diprotodon and Hulitherium
Iliac fossa
The iliac fossa is a large, smooth, concave surface on the internal surface of the ilium (part of the three fused bones making the hip bone).
See Diprotodon and Iliac fossa
Ilium (bone)
The ilium (ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.
See Diprotodon and Ilium (bone)
Incisor
Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals.
Indigenous Australian art
Indigenous Australian art includes art made by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, including collaborations with others.
See Diprotodon and Indigenous Australian art
Interglacial
An interglacial period (or alternatively interglacial, interglaciation) is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age.
See Diprotodon and Interglacial
Intervertebral disc
An intervertebral disc (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lies between adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column.
See Diprotodon and Intervertebral disc
Ischium
The ischium (ischia) forms the lower and back region of the hip bone (os coxae).
Isotopes of strontium
The alkaline earth metal strontium (38Sr) has four stable, naturally occurring isotopes: 84Sr (0.56%), 86Sr (9.86%), 87Sr (7.0%) and 88Sr (82.58%).
See Diprotodon and Isotopes of strontium
Jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.
John Walter Gregory
John Walter Gregory,, (27 January 1864 – 2 June 1932) was a British geologist and explorer, known principally for his work on glacial geology and on the geography and geology of Australia and East Africa.
See Diprotodon and John Walter Gregory
Karen H. Black
Karen H. Black, born about 1970, is a palaeontologist at the University of New South Wales.
See Diprotodon and Karen H. Black
Kings Creek, Queensland
Kings Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Kings Creek, Queensland
Koala
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.
Kolopsis
Kolopsis is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupials from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Diprotodon and Kolopsis are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Kolopsoides
Kolopsoides is an extinct genus of Zygomaturinae marsupial from the Otibanda Formation, Pliocene of Watut River, Papua New Guinea. Diprotodon and Kolopsoides are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Kolopsoides
Lactation
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.
Lake Callabonna
Lake Callabonna is a dry salt lake with little to no vegetation located in the Far North region of South Australia.
See Diprotodon and Lake Callabonna
Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, some north of Adelaide.
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages.
See Diprotodon and Late Miocene
Late Pleistocene
The Late Pleistocene is an unofficial age in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, also known as the Upper Pleistocene from a stratigraphic perspective.
See Diprotodon and Late Pleistocene
Late Pleistocene extinctions
The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw the extinction of the majority of the world's megafaunal (typically defined as having body masses over) animal species (the Pleistocene megafauna), which resulted in a collapse in faunal density and diversity across the globe.
See Diprotodon and Late Pleistocene extinctions
Lateral pterygoid muscle
The lateral pterygoid muscle (or external pterygoid muscle) is a muscle of mastication.
See Diprotodon and Lateral pterygoid muscle
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Linear regression
In statistics, linear regression is a statistical model which estimates the linear relationship between a scalar response and one or more explanatory variables (also known as dependent and independent variables).
See Diprotodon and Linear regression
List of mammals that perform mass migrations
Mass migrations take place, or used to take place, by the following mammals: Africa.
See Diprotodon and List of mammals that perform mass migrations
List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
This is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day.
See Diprotodon and List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (23 October 1813 –), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.
See Diprotodon and Ludwig Leichhardt
Lumbar vertebrae
The lumbar vertebrae are located between the thoracic vertebrae and pelvis.
See Diprotodon and Lumbar vertebrae
Luminescence dating
Luminescence dating refers to a group of chronological dating methods of determining how long ago mineral grains were last exposed to sunlight or sufficient heating.
See Diprotodon and Luminescence dating
Madjedbebe
Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) is a sandstone rock shelter in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, possibly the oldest site of human habitation in Australia.
Malleolus
A malleolus is the bony prominence on each side of the human ankle.
Mammoth Cave (Western Australia)
Mammoth Cave is a large limestone cave south of the town of Margaret River in south-western Western Australia, and about south of Perth.
See Diprotodon and Mammoth Cave (Western Australia)
Mandible
In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).
Mandibular symphysis
In human anatomy, the facial skeleton of the skull the external surface of the mandible is marked in the median line by a faint ridge, indicating the mandibular symphysis (Latin: symphysis menti) or line of junction where the two lateral halves of the mandible typically fuse in the first year of life (6–9 months after birth).
See Diprotodon and Mandibular symphysis
Maokopia
Maokopia is an extinct genus of Zygomaturinae from the Late Pleistocene of Irian Jaya, New Guinea. Diprotodon and Maokopia are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Marine Isotope Stage 5
Marine Isotope Stage 5 or MIS 5 is a marine isotope stage in the geologic temperature record, between 130,000 and 80,000 years ago.
See Diprotodon and Marine Isotope Stage 5
Marsupial
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia.
Masseter muscle
In anatomy, the masseter is one of the muscles of mastication.
See Diprotodon and Masseter muscle
Mastodon
A mastodon ('breast' + 'tooth') is a member of the genus Mammut (German for "mammoth"), which, strictly defined, was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to the early Holocene.
Maxilla
In vertebrates, the maxilla (maxillae) is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones.
The medial pterygoid muscle (or internal pterygoid muscle) is a thick, quadrilateral muscle of the face.
See Diprotodon and Medial pterygoid muscle
Medullary cavity
The medullary cavity (medulla, innermost part) is the central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored; hence, the medullary cavity is also known as the marrow cavity.
See Diprotodon and Medullary cavity
Megalania
Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard, part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Megalania are taxa named by Richard Owen.
Meiolania
Meiolania is an extinct genus of meiolaniid stem-turtle native to Australasia throughout much of the Cenozoic. Diprotodon and meiolania are taxa named by Richard Owen.
Meniscolophus
Meniscolophus is an extinct genus of Diprotodontia known from the early Pliocene of the Tirari Desert, South Australia. Diprotodon and Meniscolophus are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Meniscolophus
In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, also known as the "palm bones", are the appendicular bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges (fingers) and the carpal bones (wrist bones), which articulate with the forearm.
See Diprotodon and Metacarpal bones
The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges (toes).
See Diprotodon and Metatarsal bones
Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals.
Molar (tooth)
The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth.
See Diprotodon and Molar (tooth)
Monotreme
Monotremes are mammals of the order Monotremata.
Monsoon
A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.
Most recent common ancestor
In biology and genetic genealogy, the most recent common ancestor (MRCA), also known as the last common ancestor (LCA), of a set of organisms is the most recent individual from which all the organisms of the set are descended.
See Diprotodon and Most recent common ancestor
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
Murrurundi
Murrurundi(), is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Nasal bone
The nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face and by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose.
Nasal septum
The nasal septum separates the left and right airways of the nasal cavity, dividing the two nostrils.
See Diprotodon and Nasal septum
Natural selection
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.
See Diprotodon and Natural selection
Nelson Bay, New South Wales
Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Nelson Bay, New South Wales
Neohelos
Neohelos is an extinct diprotodontid marsupial, that lived from the early to middle-Miocene. Diprotodon and Neohelos are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Neural tube
In the developing chordate (including vertebrates), the neural tube is the embryonic precursor to the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
See Diprotodon and Neural tube
Neurocranium
In human anatomy, the neurocranium, also known as the braincase, brainpan, or brain-pan, is the upper and back part of the skull, which forms a protective case around the brain.
See Diprotodon and Neurocranium
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.
See Diprotodon and New South Wales
Ngapakaldia
Ngapakaldia is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupials, related to the modern koala and wombat. Diprotodon and Ngapakaldia are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Ngapakaldia
Nimbadon
Nimbadon is an extinct genus of marsupial, that lived from the Late Oligocene to the Miocene epoches. Diprotodon and Nimbadon are Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Nototherium
Nototherium ("Southern Beast") is an extinct genus of diprotodontid marsupial from Australia and New Guinea. Diprotodon and Nototherium are diprotodontids, Pleistocene marsupials, Prehistoric marsupial genera and taxa named by Richard Owen.
See Diprotodon and Nototherium
Occipital bone
The occipital bone is a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull).
See Diprotodon and Occipital bone
Occipital condyles
The occipital condyles are undersurface protuberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the atlas vertebra.
See Diprotodon and Occipital condyles
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.
Oral tradition
Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
See Diprotodon and Oral tradition
Orbit (anatomy)
In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket/hole of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
See Diprotodon and Orbit (anatomy)
Order (biology)
Order (ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
See Diprotodon and Order (biology)
Orthoclase
Orthoclase, or orthoclase feldspar (endmember formula KAlSi3O8), is an important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock.
Ossification
Ossification (also called osteogenesis or bone mineralization) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts.
See Diprotodon and Ossification
Palate
The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals.
Palatine bone
In anatomy, the palatine bones (derived from the Latin palatum) are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located above the uvula in the throat.
See Diprotodon and Palatine bone
Palorchestes
Palorchestes ("ancient leaper") is an extinct genus of large terrestrial, herbivorous Australian marsupial of the family Palorchestidae, living from the Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Palorchestes are Pleistocene marsupials and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Palorchestes
Palorchestidae
Palorchestidae is an extinct family of vombatiform marsupials whose members are sometimes referred to as marsupial tapirs due to the retracted nasal region of their skulls causing them to superficially resemble those of true tapirs. Diprotodon and Palorchestidae are Pleistocene marsupials.
See Diprotodon and Palorchestidae
Paludirex
Paludirex (meaning "swamp king") is an extinct genus of mekosuchine crocodylian from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia.
Pelvis
The pelvis (pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of the trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis or pelvic skeleton).
Percy Trezise
Percy Trezise (28 January 1923 – 11 May 2005) was an Australian pilot, painter, explorer and writer as well as, notably, a "discoverer" (it is not certain that the local indigenous people knew about themselves as this was before the Mabo Decision overturned Terra Nullius), documenter and historian of Aboriginal rock art.
See Diprotodon and Percy Trezise
Petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art.
Phascolarctidae
The Phascolarctidae (φάσκωλος (phaskolos) - pouch or bag, ἄρκτος (arktos) - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala, and six well-known fossil species, with another six less well known fossil species, and two fossil species of the genus Koobor, whose taxonomy is debatable but are placed in this group.
See Diprotodon and Phascolarctidae
Phascolonus
Phascolonus is an extinct genus of giant wombat known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. Diprotodon and Phascolonus are Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Phascolonus
Pisiform bone
The pisiform bone, also spelled pisiforme (from the Latin pisiformis, pea-shaped), is a small knobbly, sesamoid bone that is found in the wrist.
See Diprotodon and Pisiform bone
Placentalia
Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia. Diprotodon and Placentalia are taxa named by Richard Owen.
See Diprotodon and Placentalia
Plaisiodon
Plaisiodon is an extinct genus of Zygomaturinae from the late Miocene Alcoota Fossil Beds in the Northern Territory, Australia. Diprotodon and Plaisiodon are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Plantigrade
Portion of a human skeleton, showing plantigrade habit In terrestrial animals, plantigrade locomotion means walking with the toes and metatarsals flat on the ground.
See Diprotodon and Plantigrade
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
See Diprotodon and Pleistocene
Pliocene
The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.
Poisson's ratio
In materials science and solid mechanics, Poisson's ratio (nu) is a measure of the Poisson effect, the deformation (expansion or contraction) of a material in directions perpendicular to the specific direction of loading.
See Diprotodon and Poisson's ratio
Polygyny in animals
Polygyny (from Neo-Greek) is a mating system in which one male lives and mates with multiple females but each female only mates with a few males.
See Diprotodon and Polygyny in animals
Pouch (marsupial)
The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials, monotremes (and rarely in the males as in the yapokNogueira, José Carlos, et al. "" Journal of mammalogy 85.5 (2004): 834-841. and the extinct thylacine); the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".
See Diprotodon and Pouch (marsupial)
Premolar
The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.
Procoptodon
Procoptodon is an extinct genus of giant short-faced (sthenurine) kangaroos that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch. Diprotodon and Procoptodon are Pleistocene mammals of Australia, Pleistocene marsupials, Prehistoric marsupial genera and taxa named by Richard Owen.
See Diprotodon and Procoptodon
Progressive creationism
Progressive creationism is the religious belief that God created new forms of life gradually over a period of hundreds of millions of years.
See Diprotodon and Progressive creationism
Protemnodon
Protemnodon is an extinct genus of megafaunal macropodids that existed in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea in the Pliocene and Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Protemnodon are Pleistocene mammals of Australia, Pleistocene marsupials, Prehistoric marsupial genera and taxa named by Richard Owen.
See Diprotodon and Protemnodon
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid (from Greek pteryx, pterygos, "wing"), one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite.
See Diprotodon and Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
Pyramios
Pyramios is an extinct genus of diprotodont from the Miocene of Australia. Diprotodon and Pyramios are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
Quaternary glaciation
The Quaternary glaciation, also known as the Pleistocene glaciation, is an alternating series of glacial and interglacial periods during the Quaternary period that began 2.58 Ma (million years ago) and is ongoing.
See Diprotodon and Quaternary glaciation
Quinkan rock art
Quinkan rock art refers to a large body of locally, nationally and internationally significant Aboriginal rock art in Australia of a style characterised by their unique representations of "Quinkans" (an Aboriginal mythological being, often spelt "Quinkin"), found among the sandstone escarpments around the small town of Laura, Queensland (aka Quinkan region or Quinkan country).
See Diprotodon and Quinkan rock art
Quinkana
Quinkana is an extinct genus of mekosuchine crocodylians that lived in Australia from about 25 million to about 10,000 years ago, with the majority of fossils having been found in Queensland.
Quoll
Quolls (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea.
Radius (bone)
The radius or radial bone (radii or radiuses) is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna.
See Diprotodon and Radius (bone)
Rainbow Serpent
The Rainbow Serpent or Rainbow Snake is a common deity often seen as the creator God, known by numerous names in different Australian Aboriginal languages by the many different Aboriginal peoples.
See Diprotodon and Rainbow Serpent
Red kangaroo
The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.
See Diprotodon and Red kangaroo
Reptile
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.
Rhinoceros
A rhinoceros (rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae; it can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.
Rib
In vertebrate anatomy, ribs (costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage, part of the axial skeleton.
Richard H. Tedford
Richard Hall Tedford (April 25, 1929 – July 15, 2011) was Curator Emeritus in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, having been named as curator in 1969.
See Diprotodon and Richard H. Tedford
Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.
See Diprotodon and Richard Owen
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
Ruben A. Stirton
Ruben Arthur Stirton (1901-1966), known to his friends as "Stirt", was an American paleontologist, specializing in mammals, who was active in South America, the United States and Australia.
See Diprotodon and Ruben A. Stirton
Sacroiliac joint
The sacroiliac joint or SI joint (SIJ) is the joint between the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis, which are connected by strong ligaments.
See Diprotodon and Sacroiliac joint
Sacrum
The sacrum (sacra or sacrums), in human anatomy, is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of the sacral vertebrae (S1S5) between ages 18 and 30.
Sagittal crest
A sagittal crest is a ridge of bone running lengthwise along the midline of the top of the skull (at the sagittal suture) of many mammalian and reptilian skulls, among others.
See Diprotodon and Sagittal crest
Sahara
The Sahara is a desert spanning across North Africa.
Saltwater crocodile
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia.
See Diprotodon and Saltwater crocodile
Scapula
The scapula (scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone).
Science (journal)
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
See Diprotodon and Science (journal)
The second metatarsal bone is a long bone in the foot.
See Diprotodon and Second metatarsal bone
Section modulus
Section modulus is a geometric property for a given cross-section used in the design of beams or flexural members.
See Diprotodon and Section modulus
Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.
See Diprotodon and Sexual dimorphism
Sexual maturity
Sexual maturity is the capability of an organism to reproduce.
See Diprotodon and Sexual maturity
Sexual segregation (biology)
In biology, sexual segregation is the differential use of space, habitats, and resources by males and females, or the separation of males and females into different social groups outside the breeding season.
See Diprotodon and Sexual segregation (biology)
Shoal
In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation.
Silvabestius
Silvabestius is an extinct genus of marsupial dating to the Early Miocene. Diprotodon and Silvabestius are diprotodontids and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Silvabestius
Simosthenurus
Simosthenurus, also referred to as the short-faced kangaroo, is an extinct genus of megafaunal macropods that existed in Australia, specifically Tasmania, during the Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Simosthenurus are Pleistocene marsupials and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Simosthenurus
Sinus (anatomy)
A sinus is a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage.
See Diprotodon and Sinus (anatomy)
Sloth
Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths.
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.
See Diprotodon and South Australia
South Australian Museum
The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia.
See Diprotodon and South Australian Museum
Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Species description
A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.
See Diprotodon and Species description
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (backbone) of vertebrate animals.
See Diprotodon and Spinal cord
Spine of scapula
The spine of the scapula or scapular spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the scapula at its upper part, and separates the supra- from the infraspinatous fossa.
See Diprotodon and Spine of scapula
Sthenurinae
Sthenurinae (from Sthenurus, Greek for 'strong-tailed') is a subfamily within the marsupial family Macropodidae, known as short-faced kangaroos or sthenurine kangaroos.
See Diprotodon and Sthenurinae
Stratigraphic unit
A stratigraphic unit is a volume of rock of identifiable origin and relative age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
See Diprotodon and Stratigraphic unit
Stress (mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation.
See Diprotodon and Stress (mechanics)
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
The sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the islands of Indonesia.
See Diprotodon and Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Sussex
Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county.
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.
Syndactyly
Syndactyly is a condition wherein two or more digits are fused together.
Synonym (taxonomy)
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
See Diprotodon and Synonym (taxonomy)
Tapir
Tapirs are large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae.
Tarsus (skeleton)
In the human body, the tarsus (tarsi) is a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of the tibia and the fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus.
See Diprotodon and Tarsus (skeleton)
Taxonomic rank
In biology, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy.
See Diprotodon and Taxonomic rank
Temporalis muscle
In anatomy, the temporalis muscle, also known as the temporal muscle, is one of the muscles of mastication (chewing).
See Diprotodon and Temporalis muscle
The Dreaming
The Dreaming, also referred to as Dreamtime, is a term devised by early anthropologists to refer to a religio-cultural worldview attributed to Australian Aboriginal beliefs.
See Diprotodon and The Dreaming
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian.
See Diprotodon and Theodore Gill
Theria
Theria is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes.
Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
See Diprotodon and Thermoregulation
The third metatarsal bone is a long bone in the foot.
See Diprotodon and Third metatarsal bone
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy.
See Diprotodon and Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Mitchell (explorer)
Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (15 June 1792 – 5 October 1855), often called Major Mitchell, was a Scottish surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia.
See Diprotodon and Thomas Mitchell (explorer)
Thoracic vertebrae
In vertebrates, thoracic vertebrae compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae.
See Diprotodon and Thoracic vertebrae
Thylacine
The thylacine (binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.
Thylacoleo
Thylacoleo ("pouch lion") is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (until around 40,000 years ago), often known as marsupial lions. Diprotodon and Thylacoleo are Pleistocene marsupials, Prehistoric marsupial genera and taxa named by Richard Owen.
Thylacoleonidae
Thylacoleonidae is a family of extinct carnivorous diprotodontian marsupials from Australia, referred to as marsupial lions.
See Diprotodon and Thylacoleonidae
Tibia
The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.
Tiger quoll
The tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the spotted-tailed quoll, spotted quoll, spotted-tailed dasyure, or tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus Dasyurus native to Australia.
See Diprotodon and Tiger quoll
Tooth enamel
Tooth enamel is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in humans and many animals, including some species of fish.
See Diprotodon and Tooth enamel
Trochlea of humerus
In the human arm, the humeral trochlea is the medial portion of the articular surface of the elbow joint which articulates with the trochlear notch on the ulna in the forearm.
See Diprotodon and Trochlea of humerus
Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).
See Diprotodon and Type species
Ulna
The ulna or ulnar bone (ulnae or ulnas) is a long bone in the forearm stretching from the elbow to the wrist.
Ungulate
Ungulates are members of the diverse clade Euungulata ("true ungulates"), which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves.
Uranium–thorium dating
Uranium–thorium dating, also called thorium-230 dating, uranium-series disequilibrium dating or uranium-series dating, is a radiometric dating technique established in the 1960s which has been used since the 1970s to determine the age of calcium carbonate materials such as speleothem or coral.
See Diprotodon and Uranium–thorium dating
Vertebral column
The vertebral column, also known as the spinal column, spine or backbone, is the core part of the axial skeleton in vertebrate animals.
See Diprotodon and Vertebral column
Victorian Volcanic Plain grasslands
The Victorian Volcanic Plain Grasslands are a critically endangered temperate grasslands that occur in the Australian state of Victoria, stretching from Hamilton in the northwest to the city of Melbourne.
See Diprotodon and Victorian Volcanic Plain grasslands
Vombatiformes
The Vombatiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia.
See Diprotodon and Vombatiformes
Wallaby
A wallaby is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries.
Warratyi
Warratyi is the site of a rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
Wellington Caves
The Wellington Caves are a group of limestone caves located south of Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.
See Diprotodon and Wellington Caves
William Branwhite Clarke
William Branwhite Clarke, FRS (2 June 179816 June 1878) was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.
See Diprotodon and William Branwhite Clarke
William David Lindsay Ride
William David Lindsay Ride (8 May 19266 November 2011), usually credited as W. D. L. Ride, was an Australian vertebrate zoologist and paleontologist who was the chair of the committee that wrote updated editions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
See Diprotodon and William David Lindsay Ride
Wombat
Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials of the family Vombatidae that are native to Australia.
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; "The wrist contains eight bones, roughly aligned in two rows, known as the carpal bones." (2) the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus and; (3) the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints.
Young's modulus
Young's modulus (or Young modulus) is a mechanical property of solid materials that measures the tensile or compressive stiffness when the force is applied lengthwise.
See Diprotodon and Young's modulus
Yunta, South Australia
Yunta is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east about north-east of the state capital of Adelaide.
See Diprotodon and Yunta, South Australia
Zygomatic arch
In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or cheek bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (the zygomaticotemporal suture); the tendon of the temporal muscle passes medial to (i.e.
See Diprotodon and Zygomatic arch
Zygomaturus
Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of giant marsupial belonging to the family Diprotodontidae which inhabited Australia from the Late Miocene to Late Pleistocene. Diprotodon and Zygomaturus are diprotodontids, Pleistocene marsupials and Prehistoric marsupial genera.
See Diprotodon and Zygomaturus
See also
Diprotodontids
- Alkwertatherium
- Ambulator
- Diprotodon
- Diprotodontidae
- Euowenia
- Euryzygoma
- Hulitherium
- Kolopsis
- Kolopsoides
- Maokopia
- Meniscolophus
- Neohelos
- Ngapakaldia
- Nototherium
- Plaisiodon
- Pyramios
- Raemeotherium
- Silvabestius
- Sthenomerus
- Zygomaturus
Fossil taxa described in 1838
- Amphitherium
- Brithopus
- Callipteryx
- Castoroides
- Chomatodus
- Diprotodon
- Edaphodon
- Halitherium
- Hemicidaris
- Hoplophorus
- Hyaenodon
- Ischyrodon
- Macrauchenia
- Orthopus
- Phascolotherium
- Protopithecus
- Sagenopteris
- Sarcophilus laniarius
- Strophodus
- Syodon
- Trocholites
Pleistocene mammals of Australia
- Bohra (mammal)
- Borungaboodie
- Diprotodon
- Euryzygoma
- Giant koala
- Hulitherium
- Invictokoala
- Macropus ferragus
- Macropus titan
- Megalibgwilia
- Murrayglossus
- Nimiokoala
- Procoptodon
- Protemnodon
- Vombatus hacketti
- Warendja
- Wynyardiidae
Pleistocene marsupials
- Borungaboodie
- Diprotodon
- Euryzygoma
- Giant koala
- Hadronomas
- Hulitherium
- Invictokoala
- Macropus ferragus
- Macropus pearsoni
- Macropus titan
- Namilamadeta
- Nimiokoala
- Nototherium
- Palorchestes
- Palorchestidae
- Perikoala
- Procoptodon
- Propleopus
- Propleopus chillagoensis
- Protemnodon
- Sarcophilus laniarius
- Silvaroo
- Simosthenurus
- Sthenurus
- Thylacoleo
- Tree-kangaroo
- Vombatus hacketti
- Warendja
- Watutia
- Zygomaturus
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprotodon
Also known as Diprotodon annextans, Diprotodon australis, Diprotodon loderi, Diprotodon minor, Diprotodon opatum, Diprotodon optatum.
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