A waddling Gentle Giant- Phascolonus

Megafauna Wombat of Australia – Phascolonus sculpture

Essentially, these were “mega-wombats.” Imagine a wombat the size of a black bear or wild boar. They might have behaved somewhat like wild pigs or tapirs, snuffling around for food. Being true wombats, their closest living example is the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (though at 40 kg that is tiny in comparison). The giants show what wombats might become if given millions of years in abundant habitats – a parallel to how the rodent-like ancestors of hippos eventually became huge.

Natureworks has recreated this wombat that once walked our lands to allow a visual representation of what they may have looked like.

The extinct Phascolonus Wombat was the largest and most unusual of several large wombats that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene era.

Giant wombats likely ate coarse grasses, tubers, roots, and stems. Their teeth suggest they could handle gritty, tough vegetation, and did you know Phascolonus remains have been found in all states of Australia except WA.

So, wombats once had their own line of megafaunal species parallel to the Diprotodons

Phascolonus (Ramsayia Sedophascolomys) – Large Megafauna wombat

Name: Phascolonus Wombat-Megafauna - Sculpture & Statue
SKU: 130093
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This is a reproduction of the extinct Phascolonus Wombat (pronounced Fas-co-lo-nus) that walked the lands of Australia many years ago. It was the largest and most unusual of several large extinct wombats that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene era.

These animals resembled wombats but would have been the size of bears or big pigs. Unlike Diprotodon, they belong to the same family as modern wombats, so in many respects they were like scaled-up versions of today’s common wombat. They had powerful ever-growing incisors for gnawing tough plant material and a barrel-shaped body. However, due to their size, they likely could not burrow like modern wombats – a 200 kg wombat would have trouble digging tunnels. Instead, they probably lived above ground in open forests or scrub, grazing or rooting for food. Their extinction by 40,000–50,000 years ago might have left a gap later filled by smaller wombats and other herbivoures.

Great reproduction for the collector of natural history. This Giant Wombat Sculpture can be made from fibreglass or reinforced cement for an extra heavy duty play piece for small children.

Refer to our installation of this Wombat at the Australian National Botanica Gardens

Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat Climber

Hairy Nosed Wombat Climber -“William the Wombat”

Diprotodon sculpture at megafauna themed playground — The Diprotodon looked like a very large wombat!

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Fibreglass Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat Sculpture. — Fibreglass Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat Sculpture

Wombat Common

Weight	9 kg
Dimensions	90 × 90 × 70 cm

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