Sthenurus andersoni Marcus 1962 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Full reference: L. F. Marcus. 1962. A new species of Sthenurus (Marsupialia,Macropodidae) from the Pleistocene of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 25(14):299-304

Belongs to Sthenurus according to Marcus 1962

Sister taxa: Sthenurus murrayi, Sthenurus notabilis, Sthenurus stirlingi, Sthenurus tindalei

Type specimen: AM MF946, a mandible (left dentary fragmeny). Its type locality is Bone Camp Gully, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (53 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (2)

• Pliocene of Australia (1)

Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence

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