†Simosthenurus maddocki Wells and Murray 1979 (short-faced kangaroo)
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Belongs to Simosthenurus according to Wells and Murray 1979
Sister taxa: Simosthenurus antiquus, Simosthenurus baileyi, Simosthenurus brachyselenis, Simosthenurus cegsai, Simosthenurus euryskaphus, Simosthenurus occidentalis, Simosthenurus pales, Simosthenurus tirarensis
Type specimen: SAM P16999, a partial skull (near-complete cranium). Its type locality is Victoria Fossil Cave, Main Fossil Chamber, which is in a Pleistocene cave siltstone in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (23 collections)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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