Nambaroo bullockensis sp. nov. is a structurally primitive macropodoid from the Bullock Creek Local Fauna of the Camfield Beds of the Northern Territory, Australia. This species extends the range of Nambaroo from the late Oligocene or early Miocene up to the middle Miocene. Despite its young age, N. bullockensis retains many features thought to be plesiomorphic for macropodoids. Cladistic analysis based on characters of m1 for this new species and all other balbarines shows Nambaroo to be paraphyletic, but supports the monophyly of Ganawamaya and Balbaroo.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 September 2004
A NEW SPECIES OF NAMBAROO (MARSUPIALIA; MACROPODOIDEA) FROM THE MIOCENE CAMFIELD BEDS OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PHYLOGENY OF THE BALBARINAE
LEAH R. S. SCHWARTZ,
DIRK MEGIRIAN
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Vol. 24 • No. 3
September 2004
Vol. 24 • No. 3
September 2004