†S. johnnilandi Black and Archer, 1997 †S. michaelbirti Black and Archer, 1997
This animal is known from two skulls found close together which have come to be known as the "Madonna and Child" fossils.[1]
Silvabestius was 1 metre in length, with a skull about 25 cm long. It was a herbivore which browsed on soft plant matter such as leaves and stems and lived in an environment that largely consisted of tropical rainforest. Silvabestius is in the family Diprotodontidae and is therefore related to the extinct giant marsupial Diprotodon as well as to living koalas and wombats. Two well preserved Silvabestius skulls were found close together, believed to be from a mother and child, in Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia. The juvenile is believed to have been in the mother's pouch when they died.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^SILVABESTIUS. Accessed May 14, 2008. February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton (1990) Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past). Indiana University Press.
Long, J., Archer, M., Flannery, T., & Hand, S. (2002) Prehistoric mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One hundred million years of evolution. University of New South Wales Press (pg. 97)
Anne Musser (29 October 2009). "Silvabestius johnnilandi". Australian Museum. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
silvabestius, extinct, genus, marsupial, dating, early, miocene, they, were, grazing, animals, about, size, modern, sheep, temporal, range, early, miocenescientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, mammaliainfraclass, mar. Silvabestius is an extinct genus of marsupial dating to the Early Miocene They were grazing animals about the size of a modern sheep SilvabestiusTemporal range Early MioceneScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaInfraclass MarsupialiaOrder DiprotodontiaFamily DiprotodontidaeSubfamily ZygomaturinaeGenus SilvabestiusBlack and Archer 1997Type speciesSilvabestius johnnilandiBlack and Archer 1997Species S johnnilandi Black and Archer 1997 S michaelbirti Black and Archer 1997This animal is known from two skulls found close together which have come to be known as the Madonna and Child fossils 1 Silvabestius was 1 metre in length with a skull about 25 cm long It was a herbivore which browsed on soft plant matter such as leaves and stems and lived in an environment that largely consisted of tropical rainforest Silvabestius is in the family Diprotodontidae and is therefore related to the extinct giant marsupial Diprotodon as well as to living koalas and wombats Two well preserved Silvabestius skulls were found close together believed to be from a mother and child in Riversleigh Queensland Australia The juvenile is believed to have been in the mother s pouch when they died citation needed References edit SILVABESTIUS Accessed May 14 2008 Archived February 7 2012 at the Wayback Machine Pat Vickers Rich Thomas Hewitt Rich Francesco Coffa and Steven Morton 1990 Wildlife of Gondwana Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent Life of the Past Indiana University Press Long J Archer M Flannery T amp Hand S 2002 Prehistoric mammals of Australia and New Guinea One hundred million years of evolution University of New South Wales Press pg 97 Anne Musser 29 October 2009 Silvabestius johnnilandi Australian Museum Retrieved 28 October 2015 nbsp This article about a prehistoric marsupial is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a diprotodont is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silvabestius amp oldid 1157855191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
