Diprotodon

Introduction to Diprotodon

Diprotodon was a genus of large, herbivorous marsupials that lived in Australia and New Guinea during the Pleistocene epoch. The largest known species, D. optatum, weighed up to two tonnes and was the size of a rhinoceros. Diprotodon was a grazer and browser, and probably lived in herds. The genus became extinct around 40,000 years ago, most likely as a result of changes in the climate or the arrival of human settlers.

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Diprotodon was the largest marsupial that ever lived. It weighed two tons and was as big as a rhinoceros. Diprotodon probably grazed on grasses and other plants, and may have been able to swim.