Onychogalea Gray 1841 (nail-tailed wallaby)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Parent taxon: Macropodinae according to A. Burk et al. 1998

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Baringa, Bohra, Congruus, Dendrolagini, Dendrolagus, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Halmaturus odin, Kurrabi, Lagorchestes, Macropus, Macropus affinis, Macropus piltonensis, Osphranter gouldi, Peradorcas, Prionotemnus, Protemnodon, Setonix, Silvaroo, Thylogale, Wallabia, Watutia

Subtaxa: Onychogalea frenata Onychogalea unguifera

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Ecology: saltatorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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