Ganawamaya

Ganawamaya; Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	†Balbaridae
Genus:	†Ganawamaya; Cooke, 1992
Type species
	†Ganawamaya acris; Cooke, 1992
Other species
	†G. aediculis Cooke, 1992; †G. gillespieae Kear et al., 2007; †G. couperi Cooke, 1997;
Synonyms
	Ganawamaya ornata Cooke, 1992; Nambaroo gillespieae Kear et al., 2007; Nambaroo couperi Cooke, 1997;

Ganawamaya is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroos that lived in Australia. Its fossils have been found in various Oligocene and Miocene deposits throughout South Australia and Queensland. Four species are currently recognised, G. acris , G. aediculis, G. gillespieae, and G. couperi.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Cooke, B.N. (1992). "Primitive macropodids from Riversleigh, north-western Queensland". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 16 (3): 201–217. doi:10.1080/03115519208619119.
^ Butler, Kaylene; Travouillon, Kenny; Price, Gilbert; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne (2018). "Revision of Oligo-Miocene kangaroos, Ganawamaya and Nambaroo (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes, Balbaridae)". Palaeontologia Electronica: 1–58. doi:10.26879/747.

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[1] Cooke, B.N. (1992). "Primitive macropodids from Riversleigh, north-western Queensland". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 16 (3): 201–217. doi:10.1080/03115519208619119.

[2] Butler, Kaylene; Travouillon, Kenny; Price, Gilbert; Archer, Michael; Hand, Suzanne (2018). "Revision of Oligo-Miocene kangaroos, Ganawamaya and Nambaroo (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes, Balbaridae)". Palaeontologia Electronica: 1–58. doi:10.26879/747.

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