Balbaroo | |
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Balbaroo nalima | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | † Balbaridae |
Genus: | †
Balbaroo Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983 [1] |
Type species | |
†Balbaroo camfieldensis | |
Species | |
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Balbaroo is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroo that once lived in Australia. [2]
The genus was erected in 1983 to describe a new species of early marsupials, Balbaroo camfieldensis. [1] Since then, it has been determined that members of the genus possessed sharp canines. Despite the sharp canines, the presence of low-crowned bilophodont molars seems to indicate an herbivorous diet. [2]
Four species are currently recognised:
Balbaroo | |
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Balbaroo nalima | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | † Balbaridae |
Genus: | †
Balbaroo Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983 [1] |
Type species | |
†Balbaroo camfieldensis | |
Species | |
See text |
Balbaroo is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroo that once lived in Australia. [2]
The genus was erected in 1983 to describe a new species of early marsupials, Balbaroo camfieldensis. [1] Since then, it has been determined that members of the genus possessed sharp canines. Despite the sharp canines, the presence of low-crowned bilophodont molars seems to indicate an herbivorous diet. [2]
Four species are currently recognised: