†Metasthenurus newtonae Prideaux 2000 (short-faced kangaroo)
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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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