Balbaroo
Balbaroo is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroo that once lived in Australia.[2]
| Balbaroo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | †Balbaridae |
| Genus: | †Balbaroo Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983[1] |
| Type species | |
| Balbaroo camfieldensis | |
Taxonomy
The genus was erected in 1983 to describe a new species of early marsupials, Balbaroo camfieldensis.[1] The craniodental features have changed by showing more sharp canines, and are thought to have been carnivores.
In addition to the type species, three others are assigned to the genus
- Balbaroo fangaroo Cooke, 2000
- Balbaroo gregoriensis Flannery, Archer and Plane, 1983
- Balbaroo nalima Black et al, 2014[3]
References
- Flannery, T.F.; Archer, M.; Plane, M. (1983). "Middle Miocene kangaroos ( Macropodoidea: Marsupiala) from three localities in northern Australia, with a description of two new subfamilies". BMR Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics. 7 (4): 287–302.
- Black KH, Travouillon KJ, Den Boer W, Kear BP, Cooke BN, Archer M (2014) A New Species of the Basal “Kangaroo” Balbaroo and a Re-Evaluation of Stem Macropodiform Interrelationships. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112705. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112705
- Black, K.H.; Travouillon, K.J.; Den Boer, W.; Kear, B.P.; Cooke, B.N.; Archer, M.; Evans, A.R (19 November 2014). "A New Species of the Basal "Kangaroo" Balbaroo and a Re-Evaluation of Stem Macropodiform Interrelationships". PLoS ONE. 9 (11): e112705. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112705.
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