Balbaroo

Balbaroo Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype skull of Balbaroo nalima
Scientific classification
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 Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983
Species
†B. camfieldensis Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983 (type) †B. fangaroo Cooke, 2000 †B. gregoriensis Flannery, Archer & Plane, 1983 †B. nalima Black et al, 2014
Synonyms
Nambaroo bullockensis Schwartz & Megirian, 2004

Balbaroo is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroo that once lived in Australia during the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene.^[2] Its fossils have been found in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Four species are currently recognised, B. camfieldensis, B. fangaroo, B. gregoriensis, and B. nalima.

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]

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Phalangerida

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Diprotodontia

Phalangerida
Phalangerida †Miminipossum †Pilkipildridae Djilgaringa Pilkipildra Phalangeroidea †Durudawiri †Miralina Burramyidae Burramys Cercartetus †Ektopodontidae Chunia Darcius Ektopodon Ngathachunia Phalangeridae Ailurops †Archerus †Onirocuscus Phalanger Spilocuscus Strigocuscus Trichosurus Wyulda Petauroidea Tarsipes Acrobatidae Acrobates Distoechurus Petauridae Dactylopsila †Djaludjangi Gymnobelideus Petaurus Pseudocheiridae †Gawinga †Marlu Petropseudes Pseudochirops Hemibelideus †Paljara Peteuroides †Pildra Pseudocheirus Pseudochirulus †Pseudokoala Macropodiformes see below↓

Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes †Barguru? †Bulungamaya †Gumardee †Ngamaroo †Palaeopotorous †Purtia †Wakiewakie Hypsiprymnodontidae †Ekaltadeta Hypsiprymnodon †Jackmahoneya †Propleopus †Balbaridae Balbaroo Galanarla Ganawamaya Nambaroo Wururoo Potoroidae Aepyprymnus Bettongia †Borungaboodie †Caloprymnus †Milliyowi Potorous Macropodidae †Cookeroo †Ganguroo †Nowidgee †Wabularoo †Wanburoo Lagostrophinae Lagostrophus †Tjukuru †Troposodon †Sthenurinae Archaeosimos Eosthenurus Hadronomas Metasthenurus Procoptodon Rhizosthenurus Simosthenurus Sthenurus Macropodinae †Baringa †Bohra †Congruus Dendrolagus Dorcopsis †Dorcopsoides Dorcopsulus †Kurrabi Lagorchestes Macropus Notamacropus Onychogalea Osphranter Petrogale †Prionotemnus †Protemnodon Setonix †Silvaroo Thylogale Wallabia †Watutia

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