| Pyramios | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | †Diprotodontidae |
| Genus: | †Pyramios Woodburne, 1967 |
Pyramios is anextinctgenus ofdiprotodont from theMiocene ofAustralia. It was very large, reaching a length of about 2.5 m (8.2 feet) and a height of about 1.5 m (4.92 feet).Pyramios is estimated to have weighed 700 kg (1102-1543 pounds). It was comparable in size to its cousinDiprotodon, which is also in the family Diprotodontidae.[1]
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