The broad-faced potoroo is an extinct species of marsupial that once lived in Australia. The first specimen was collected in 1839 and described by John Gould in 1844, but even then it was rare and only a handful of specimens were ever collected, the last in 1875. Subfossil remains indicate that it originally had an extensive distribution from the coastal districts of South Australia to the Western Australian coast, and possibly as far north as North West Cape. The habits of the broad-faced potoroo are almost entirely unknown. It is clear that it avoided the fertile forested areas that its relatives the long-nosed and long-footed potoroos inhabit. It is unusual amongst recently extinct Australian vertebrates in that it appears to have declined significantly before the European settlement of Australia. Preserved specimens indicate that it was smaller than the other potoroos at around 24 cm long with an 18cm tail. The coat was grizzled grey above and dirty
the board faced potoroo became extincited before european settlement so that tells us that humans didnt have a part in the extincion of the board faced potoroo so it could of been a natural ocurrence or due to a rise or drop in temperture or a change in its enviroment.
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The broad-faced potoroo is an extinct species of marsupial that once lived in Australia. The first specimen was collected in 1839 and described by John Gould in 1844, but even then it was rare and only a handful of specimens were ever collected, the last in 1875. Subfossil remains indicate that it originally had an extensive distribution from the coastal districts of South Australia to the Western Australian coast, and possibly as far north as North West Cape. The habits of the broad-faced potoroo are almost entirely unknown. It is clear that it avoided the fertile forested areas that its relatives the long-nosed and long-footed potoroos inhabit. It is unusual amongst recently extinct Australian vertebrates in that it appears to have declined significantly before the European settlement of Australia. Preserved specimens indicate that it was smaller than the other potoroos at around 24 cm long with an 18cm tail. The coat was grizzled grey above and dirty
the board faced potoroo became extincited before european settlement so that tells us that humans didnt have a part in the extincion of the board faced potoroo so it could of been a natural ocurrence or due to a rise or drop in temperture or a change in its enviroment.