Simosthenurus euryskaphus Prideaux and Wells 1997 (short-faced kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Belongs to Simosthenurus according to Prideaux and Wells 1997

Sister taxa: Simosthenurus antiquus, Simosthenurus baileyi, Simosthenurus brachyselenis, Simosthenurus cegsai, Simosthenurus maddocki, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Simosthenurus tirarensis

Type specimen: AM F113131, a mandible (partial left juvenile dentary). Its type locality is Bone Camp Gully, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution: found only at Bone Camp Gully

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