Watutia novaeguineae Flannery et al. 1989 (kangaroo)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Full reference: T. F. Flannery, E. Hoch, and K. Aplin. 1989. Macropodines from the Pliocene Otibanda Formation, Papua New Guinea. Alcheringa 13(1-2):145-152

Belongs to Watutia according to T. F. Flannery et al. 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GMK52950, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment containing P3, M2-5). Its type locality is Watut River, which is in a Pliocene fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic/tuff in the Otibanda Formation of Papua New Guinea.

Ecology: saltatorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Watut River

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