Sthenurinae

Sthenurinae Temporal range: early Miocene - Late Pleistocene, 18.5–0.04 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Simosthenurus occidentalis skeleton mounted at American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Subfamily:	†Sthenurinae Glauert, 1926[1]
Genera
†Archaeosimos †Hadronomas †Metasthenurus †Procoptodon †Rhizosthenurus †Simosthenurus †Sthenurus †Wabularoo? †Wanburoo?

Sthenurinae (from Sthenurus, Greek for 'strong-tailed') is a subfamily within the marsupial family Macropodidae, known as short-faced kangaroos or sthenurine kangaroos. No members of this subfamily are extant today, with all becoming extinct by the late Pleistocene. Procoptodon goliah, the largest macropodid known to have existed, was a sthenurine kangaroo, but sthenurines occurred in a range of sizes, with Procoptodon gilli being the smallest at the size of a small wallaby.

The short, robust skull of sthenurines is considered to be indicative that they were browsers that fed on leaves. Some species may have been able to reach above their heads and grasp branches with their semiopposable paws to assist in procuring leaves from trees. A single hoofed digit is present on the feet of sthenurines.