Zygomaturus
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Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of giant marsupial belonging to the family Diprotodontidae which inhabited Australia from the Late Miocene to Late Pleistocene.
Zygomaturus trilobus
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Z. trilobus jaw
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C4 carbon fixation
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C4 carbon fixation or the Hatch–Slack pathway is one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants. It owes the names to the 1960s discovery by Marshall Davidson Hatch and Charl
Zygomaturus
…are very large, likely to reduce weight. In an analysis of remains from Cuddie Springs, the carbon isotope ratios suggests that it consumed both C3 and C4 plants, with a dental microwear texture indicative of browsing. Preserved remains suggest that Zygomaturus was widely distributed over Australia during…
Cross section of a maize leaf, a C4 plant. Kranz anatomy (rings of cells) shown
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