Euryzygoma dunense

Euryzygoma (†Euryzygoma dunense Longman, 1921)

Class: Mammalia

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Vombatiformes

Family: †Diprotodontidae

Dimensions: length - 2,5 m, height - 1,6 m, weight - 1700 kg

Temporal range: during the Pliocene - Pleistocene epoch (Australia)

A typical representative: Euryzygoma dunense

Euryzygoma is an extinct genus of marsupial from the Pliocene of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It differed from other diprotodonts in having unusual, flaring cheekbones that may have been used either for storing food or for sexual display.

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