Palorchestes ("ancient leaper or dancer") is an extinct genus of terrestrial, herbivorous marsupials of the family Palorchestidae. The genus was endemic to Australia, living from the Miocene through to the Pleistocene epochs.
The generic name was coined in 1873 by anatomist Richard Owen, who first found what he thought was the fragmentary jaw of a prehistoric kangaroo and derived the name from ancient Greek terms for "ancient" and "leaper".
Despite Owen explicitly stating the etymology of the name in his description, palaeontologist Harold Fletcher published a translation as "the ancient dancer" in 1945.
When more postcranial elements were found, Palorchestes was realized as not a macropod, but a diprotodontid.
Owen's description as a giant kangaroo was revised in 1958 by Jack T. Woods of the Queensland Museum, allying the genus to the Diprotodontia order.
Another genus is probably ancestral to these species, thus named Propalorchestes; it shared some characteristics of the molars, but had shorter jaws and therefore snout.
The fossil dentary of a young adult found in Pleistocene deposits in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland, although limited by the rarity of specimens and comparable remains of the genus, was distinguishable from P. azael, P. parvus, and P. painei.
The specimen provides evidence of sympatry with another species of the genus, rather than the apparent sequence of form and size from the mid-Miocene to recent era, and may represent a new species or sexual dimorphism in a smaller species.
The genus was allied to other diprotodontid genera, Ngapakaldia and Pitikantia, firstly recognised as a subfamily Palorchestinae (Stirton, 1967), later elevated to familial status with the order (Archer and Bartholomai, 1978).
Palorchestes azael, was similar in size to a horse, being around 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length, with quantitative body mass estimates based on humerus and femur bones indicating its body mass could well have exceeded 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
Palorchestes species had four powerful legs, with the front legs bearing large claws, similar to those of a koala, which they probably used to pull down leaves and strip the bark from trees.
The long symphysis at the lower jaw of all Palorchestes species indicates that their tongues were long and protrusible, like that of a giraffe.
The appearance of the animals' nasal bones suggests that they possessed a short proboscis, leading to the nickname of the "marsupial tapir". However, a recent study that reviewed the cranial morphology of various Palorchestes species and the related genus of Propalorchestes showed strong support for well-developed prehensile lips, rather than a tapir-like proboscis.
A structural detail of the first molar is regarded as characteristic of this genus, the development of a midlink at the crown, distinguishing it from the earlier Propalorchestes and other Miocene genera.
The dentition and morphological features of the genus indicate they browsed for plant material such as shrubs and roots.
In the game, it is a herbivore with an excellent sense of smell.
They use their sense of smell to search for food and use their sense of smell to detect the presence of predators.
When it finds food, it gathers it and eats it.
However, if attacked, it will be hostile without question, and will attack with a bleeding effect due to its powerful claws.
Taming
Becomes a coma tame and can be tamed with Kibbles, Cakes, Honey, Vegetables and Berries.
As for Kibbles in particular, Kibble (Terror Bird Egg) is their favorite food, and Kibble (Terror Bird Egg) can be tamed the fastest of any bait.
After taming
Because they are creatures that specialize in their sense of smell, they can search for resources as well as food, and can use their sense of smell to locate their natural enemies.
You can attack the enemy with a bleed effect, just like wild.
You can also craft a special saddle at level 39.
And since it's a marsupial, it has a pocket, and that pocket can hold the player and juvenile creatures, and it has the same effect as Maewing, which is like Maewing, it automatically feeds the juvenile creatures and automatically feeds them. It becomes possible to grow.
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Palorchestes ("ancient leaper or dancer") is an extinct genus of terrestrial, herbivorous marsupials of the family Palorchestidae. The genus was endemic to Australia, living from the Miocene through to the Pleistocene epochs.
The generic name was coined in 1873 by anatomist Richard Owen, who first found what he thought was the fragmentary jaw of a prehistoric kangaroo and derived the name from ancient Greek terms for "ancient" and "leaper".
Despite Owen explicitly stating the etymology of the name in his description, palaeontologist Harold Fletcher published a translation as "the ancient dancer" in 1945.
When more postcranial elements were found, Palorchestes was realized as not a macropod, but a diprotodontid.
Owen's description as a giant kangaroo was revised in 1958 by Jack T. Woods of the Queensland Museum, allying the genus to the Diprotodontia order.
Another genus is probably ancestral to these species, thus named Propalorchestes; it shared some characteristics of the molars, but had shorter jaws and therefore snout.
The fossil dentary of a young adult found in Pleistocene deposits in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland, although limited by the rarity of specimens and comparable remains of the genus, was distinguishable from P. azael, P. parvus, and P. painei.
The specimen provides evidence of sympatry with another species of the genus, rather than the apparent sequence of form and size from the mid-Miocene to recent era, and may represent a new species or sexual dimorphism in a smaller species.
The genus was allied to other diprotodontid genera, Ngapakaldia and Pitikantia, firstly recognised as a subfamily Palorchestinae (Stirton, 1967), later elevated to familial status with the order (Archer and Bartholomai, 1978).
Palorchestes azael, was similar in size to a horse, being around 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length, with quantitative body mass estimates based on humerus and femur bones indicating its body mass could well have exceeded 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
Palorchestes species had four powerful legs, with the front legs bearing large claws, similar to those of a koala, which they probably used to pull down leaves and strip the bark from trees.
The long symphysis at the lower jaw of all Palorchestes species indicates that their tongues were long and protrusible, like that of a giraffe.
The appearance of the animals' nasal bones suggests that they possessed a short proboscis, leading to the nickname of the "marsupial tapir". However, a recent study that reviewed the cranial morphology of various Palorchestes species and the related genus of Propalorchestes showed strong support for well-developed prehensile lips, rather than a tapir-like proboscis.
A structural detail of the first molar is regarded as characteristic of this genus, the development of a midlink at the crown, distinguishing it from the earlier Propalorchestes and other Miocene genera.
The dentition and morphological features of the genus indicate they browsed for plant material such as shrubs and roots.
In the game, it is a herbivore with an excellent sense of smell.
They use their sense of smell to search for food and use their sense of smell to detect the presence of predators.
When it finds food, it gathers it and eats it.
However, if attacked, it will be hostile without question, and will attack with a bleeding effect due to its powerful claws.
Taming
Becomes a coma tame and can be tamed with Kibbles, Cakes, Honey, Vegetables and Berries.
As for Kibbles in particular, Kibble (Terror Bird Egg) is their favorite food, and Kibble (Terror Bird Egg) can be tamed the fastest of any bait.
After taming
Because they are creatures that specialize in their sense of smell, they can search for resources as well as food, and can use their sense of smell to locate their natural enemies.
You can attack the enemy with a bleed effect, just like wild.
You can also craft a special saddle at level 39.
And since it's a marsupial, it has a pocket, and that pocket can hold the player and juvenile creatures, and it has the same effect as Maewing, which is like Maewing, it automatically feeds the juvenile creatures and automatically feeds them. It becomes possible to grow.
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