Sedophascolomys

Sedophascolomys is an extinct genus of wombat known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Australia. There is a single recognised species, S. medius, which was formerly placed in the invalid genus Phascolomys.^[1] It was found in the northeastern and eastern regions of the continent.^[2] It is estimated to be somewhat larger than extant wombats, with a body mass of 70–75 kilograms (154–165 lb).^[3] The youngest remains of the genus date to the Late Pleistocene, around 50–40,000 years ago.^[4] It is thought to be closely related to the giant wombat genera Phascolonus and Ramsayia.^[3]

Sedophascolomys Temporal range: Pliocene–Late Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Vombatidae
Genus:	†Sedophascolomys Louys, 2015
Type species
†Sedophascolomys medius (Owen, 1872)
Synonyms
Phascolomys medius