NEW PRODUCT: short-faced kangaroo (Simosthenurus)
This extinct species of leaf-eating kangaroo was about the size of a large sized grey kangaroo but was much more heavily built, with longer arms, a broader pelvis and short neck, all considered to be adaptations to a browsing method of feeding. It had a single-toed hind foot with nails that were small and hoof-like, of the type seen in animals living in relatively flat habitats such as plains. Its teeth were adapted to eating tough leaves, having sharp ridges (striations), set in powerful jaws.
The species is represented in the records of many southern fossil sites in Australia, including Tasmania. The type locality is located in Southwest Australia, at Mammoth Cave, and evidence from another site in the southwest indicates it existed until about 42,000 years ago
