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The Royal Society, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Suppl_3(271), p. S34-S36

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0095

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The size of the largest marsupial and why it matters.

Journal article published in 2004 by Stephen Wroe, Mathew Crowther, Joe Dortch ORCID, John Chong
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Abstract

We show that at 2786 kg, the largest known marsupial, Diprotodon optatum, was much larger than has previously been suggested. Our results contradict the conclusion that the maximum attainable body mass of an Australian marsupial has been constrained by low productivity.