†Ekaltadeta jamiemulvaneyi Wroe 1996 (killer kangaroo)
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Full reference: S. Wroe. 1996. An investigation of phylogeny in the gian extinct rat kangaroo Ekaltadeta (Propleopinae, Potoroidae, Marsupialia). Journal of Paleontology 70(4):681-690
Belongs to Ekaltadeta according to Wroe 1996
Sister taxa: Ekaltadeta ima, Ekaltadeta wellingtonensis
Type specimen: QM F24200, a mandible (left dentary fragment containing P3, M1-2, trigonoid and hypoconid of M3, symphysial region and ascending remus missing, ventral margin of dentary beneath M2-3 ). Its type locality is Encore Site, which is in a Tortonian lacustrine limestone in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at Encore Site
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