On a cool ice-age morning, just strolling along,
A huge kangaroo called Procoptodon.

What? Strolling? A kangaroo?
Well apparently yes, according to very recent studies, they didn’t hop they walked.

Weird huh?

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There are three species of Procoptodon in the known world: the giant forest kangaroo, the common forest (or red/collared) kangaroo, and the western or brown forest kangaroo.

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Results from the
Aviraptor, Celtedens, Procoptodon and Paratrigodon.

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Procoptodon

The largest short faced kangaroo at 2 meters in height, it fed mainly from trees and shrubs, its also recognizable by the single toe on their feet

ALT: Although mainly known for having the largest kangaroo species it also had the smallest of its family at 1 meter

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Hopping down to the land down under, we can glance at the extremely strange short-faced large kangaroo Procoptodon (which did not hop, but walked), alongside the more familiar Red kangaroo! As you can see, the Procoptodon received a revamp!🦘

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Me gusta cómo esta imagen de la Wikipedia ilustra que el canguro del Pleistoceno Procoptodon goliah era de mayor tamaño que una modelo. https://t.co/Qr5DAq4jW6

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Quick sketches some late Pleistocene Australian extinct megafauna in preparation for a commission. These were some huge marsupials! Protemnodon, Procoptodon, Diprotodon (with scarce fur), Zygomaturus and Palorchestes.

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Pastel Paleotober Day 10: Procoptodon 🏵

Procoptodon, a genus of short-faced kangaroos, lived in Australia in the Pleistocene epoch. One species, P. goliah, was the largest kangaroo ever at 2m tall and 200kg. It was likely too large to hop and instead walked more like people.

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I've been trying new stuff, and I've decided to draw a procoptodon (its a prehistoric kangaroo) as a little little let's pet shop figure

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Procoptodon goliah - An extinct species of kangaroo that lived in Pleistocene Australia. Strong evidence suggests that this kangaroo didn’t hop, but walked or run to move around.

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Super behind on posting Patreon stuff on here, but 2020's "Prehistoric Plushies" set is finally finished! With a special bonus sticker by that was sent out with November's rewards! 🥰

Procoptodon, Thylacoleo, & Velociraptor finished off the set.

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FUN FACT OF THE DAY: A valaha élt legnagyobb kenguru, Procoptodon Goliah, kb 230 kg-ot nyomott, ami miatt valószínű, hogy nem tudott ugrálva haladni, mint utódai.

Caak így lépett. Nagyokat.

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Sooo! Don't normally draw Critical Role art. But I wanted to give it a go at Caleb and. Ended up drawing him with a Frumpkin in the form of a Procoptodon! Inspired by that photo of and the 'roo~!

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Results from the
The Argentavis is maybe one of the most credible depictions you might find online in the moment, Julian and I were discussing a lot the proportions of this guy, and how feather length changes with size. Procoptodon, Dagon, Xinjianglong.

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