A new species of the basal "kangaroo" Balbaroo and a re-evaluation of stem macropodiform interrelationships.

Exceptionally well-preserved skulls and postcranial elements of a new species of the plesiomorphic stem macropodiform Balbaroo have been recovered from middle Miocene freshwater limestone deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area of northwestern Queensland, Australia. This constitutes the rich...

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Main Authors: Karen H Black, Kenny J Travouillon, Wendy Den Boer, Benjamin P Kear, Bernard N Cooke, Michael Archer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112705