A Natural History of Kangaskhan
10 min readFeb 1, 2024
Kangaskhanus macropodiens is a large, bipedal marsupial with several confounding diagnostic characteristics. The common name kangaskhan derives from the word kangaroo, which is colloquially used in reference to large macropods such as the extant species Macropus giganteus (Eastern grey kangaroo) (Shaw, 1790), Macropus fuliginosus (Western grey kangaroo) (Desmarest, 1817; Poole, 1976), and Osphranter rufus (red kangaroo) (Desmarest…