†Watutia novaeguineae Flannery et al. 1989 (kangaroo)
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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 claystone/tuff in the Otibanda Formation of Papua New Guinea.
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Watut River
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