Saturday, December 22, 2012

Prehistoric Mammals: Sthenurus

A Sthenurus
In this post you will read about the prehistoric kangaroo the "Sthenurus". It looked like a modern-day kangaroo but, it was much bigger! At the bottom there are more websites you can visit.

When animal was discovered: It was discovered by Darren R. Gröcke in Australia.

Time Period: Late Pleistocene

Where it lived: Australia

Diet: Plants

Behavior: It mostly ate plants and slept.

Visit these websites:
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/Sthenurus.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sthenurus
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/s/sthenurus.html

4 comments:

  1. I had no idea there were prehistoric kangaroos. Tai, you're teaching me so much!

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    1. Thanks Da!!! There are other types of prehistoric kangaroos like the Palorchestes!!!

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    2. Cool! I didn't know that either!

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