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ZYGOMATURUS
(zy-go-mat-yur-us)
meaning: "large cheeks"
Zygomaturus
Named By: Ricahrd Owen in 1858
Time Period: Pleistocene
Location: Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia
Size: Largest individuals up to 2.5 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Many individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Marsupialia | Diprotodontia | Diprotodontidae |
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Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of giant marsupial from Australia during the Pleistocene.

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