Protemnodon fossil map
Where fossils of Protemnodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Macropodidae |
| Named by | Owen 1874 |
| Fossil records | 134 occurrences at 40 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Rock formations | txn:40140, Otibanda, D Clay, Grange Burn, Moorna, Whaler's Bluff |
About Protemnodon
Protemnodon is an extinct genus of megafaunal macropodids that existed in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea in the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene. Members of this genus are also called giant kangaroos.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Protemnodon (revision 1370225454), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q136448.
