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Macropus mundjabus

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Macropus mundjabus
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Macropus
Species:
M. mundjabus
Binomial name
Macropus mundjabus
(Flannery, 1980)[1]

Macropus mundjabus is an extinct species of kangaroo found from a single location near Morwell, Victoria.[2] It was first described by Tim Flannery in 1980, using the particular form of the foot bones to suggest that it may have inhabited rocky areas due to similarities with the bone forms of contemporary rock-wallabies. Flannery records the species name mundjabus as being derived from 'mundjab', which means 'he has gone' in the local indigenous language. The specific tribal group is not named by Flannery; however, it is likely to be from Gunai.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Mammal Society. Australian Mammal Society. May 1980.
  2. ^ Australian Mammal Society. Australian Mammal Society. May 1980.