Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Belongs to Metasthenurus according to Prideaux 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAM P17249 / P17250, a partial skull (partial adult cranium, and partially fused left and right dentaries). Its type locality is Green Waterhole Cave, which is in a Pleistocene sinkhole horizon in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (29 collections)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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