Sthenurus tindalei Tedford 1966 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Belongs to Sthenurus according to Tedford 1966

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

Type specimen: SAM P13820, a skull (cranium crushed buy nearly complete). Its type locality is Unit B, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (14 collections)

• Pliocene of Australia (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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