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20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Taxobox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<br><br>
== Description ==
At the time ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' existed, most of Australia experienced higher rainfall, and areas like Riversleigh may have supported much wetter forests than today. ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' was a small, primitive kangaroo weighing 5–10 kilograms, making it one of the larger species discovered from this period. <br><br>Among other kangaroo fossils found at Riversleigh, there are examples of primitive rat-kangaroos and extinct subfamilies. The smallest of these kangaroos was a close relative of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and was about the size of a bandicoot.
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Evolutionary Significance ==
''Wabularoo naughtoni'' appears to be related to modern rat-kangaroos (Potoroidae) but has enough unique traits to be placed in a separate subfamily. The species' molars resemble those of true kangaroos, suggesting it represents an early "experiment" in evolutionary adaptation to ecological niches similar to today’s browsing kangaroos, such as the forest wallabies of New Guinea.<br><br>The extinction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and its relatives is believed to have occurred during the late Miocene period, 5–10 million years ago, when more advanced browsing kangaroos evolved.
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Taxonomy ==
* '''Class:''' Mammalia
<br>
* '''Infraclass:''' Marsupialia
<br>
* '''Order:''' Diprotodontia
<br>
* '''Family:''' Potoroidae
<br>
* '''Genus and Species:''' ''Wabularoo naughtoni''<br><br><ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Taxobox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Description ==
At the time ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' existed, most of Australia experienced higher rainfall, and areas like Riversleigh may have supported much wetter forests than today. ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' was a small, primitive kangaroo weighing 5–10 kilograms, making it one of the larger species discovered from this period. <br><br>Among other kangaroo fossils found at Riversleigh, there are examples of primitive rat-kangaroos and extinct subfamilies. The smallest of these kangaroos was a close relative of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and was about the size of a bandicoot.
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Evolutionary Significance ==
''Wabularoo naughtoni'' appears to be related to modern rat-kangaroos (Potoroidae) but has enough unique traits to be placed in a separate subfamily. The species' molars resemble those of true kangaroos, suggesting it represents an early "experiment" in evolutionary adaptation to ecological niches similar to today’s browsing kangaroos, such as the forest wallabies of New Guinea.<br><br>The extinction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and its relatives is believed to have occurred during the late Miocene period, 5–10 million years ago, when more advanced browsing kangaroos evolved.
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Taxonomy ==
* '''Class:''' Mammalia
<br>
* '''Infraclass:''' Marsupialia
<br>
* '''Order:''' Diprotodontia
<br>
* '''Family:''' Potoroidae
<br>
* '''Genus and Species:''' ''Wabularoo naughtoni''<br><br><ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
20:07, 27 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Taxobox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.
21:12, 25 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.
21:12, 25 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Description ==
At the time ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' existed, most of Australia experienced higher rainfall, and areas like Riversleigh may have supported much wetter forests than today. ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' was a small, primitive kangaroo weighing 5–10 kilograms, making it one of the larger species discovered from this period. <br><br>Among other kangaroo fossils found at Riversleigh, there are examples of primitive rat-kangaroos and extinct subfamilies. The smallest of these kangaroos was a close relative of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and was about the size of a bandicoot.
21:12, 25 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Evolutionary Significance ==
''Wabularoo naughtoni'' appears to be related to modern rat-kangaroos (Potoroidae) but has enough unique traits to be placed in a separate subfamily. The species' molars resemble those of true kangaroos, suggesting it represents an early "experiment" in evolutionary adaptation to ecological niches similar to today’s browsing kangaroos, such as the forest wallabies of New Guinea.<br><br>The extinction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni'' and its relatives is believed to have occurred during the late Miocene period, 5–10 million years ago, when more advanced browsing kangaroos evolved.
21:12, 25 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
== Taxonomy ==
* '''Class:''' Mammalia
<br>
* '''Infraclass:''' Marsupialia
<br>
* '''Order:''' Diprotodontia
<br>
* '''Family:''' Potoroidae
<br>
* '''Genus and Species:''' ''Wabularoo naughtoni''<br><br><ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
21:12, 25 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:52, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:52, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:27, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref><br><br>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:26, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:26, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:25, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:25, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' 4is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:20, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni3
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:20, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:20, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| width = 220
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image = ../Images/Wabularoo_naughtoni.jpg
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:20, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:15, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image =
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.66.</ref>
15:15, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:04, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image =
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.</ref>
15:04, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==References==
{{Reflist}}
15:04, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Speciesbox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image =
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}
'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of kangaroo considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.</ref>
15:03, 24 November 2024Armoured Jupiterhttps://australianhistory.net/Contents/Wabularoo_Naughtoni.php
==Wabularoo Naughtoni==
{{Taxobox
| name = Wabularoo naughtoni
| fossil_range = Early Miocene
| image =
| image_caption = Reconstruction of ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| infraclassis = Marsupialia
| ordo = Diprotodontia
| familia = Potoroidae
| genus = Wabularoo
| species = W. naughtoni
| binomial = ''Wabularoo naughtoni''
| binomial_authority = Tim Flannery, described
}}

'''Wabularoo naughtoni''' is an extinct species of [[kangaroo]] considered one of Australia's oldest fossil kangaroos. The genus name "Wabula" means "long time ago" in the language of the Aboriginals of Queensland’s Gulf Country, making ''Wabularoo'' an appropriate name for the species. Fossils of this species were discovered at Riversleigh Station, northwestern Queensland, and are estimated to be approximately 14 million years old.<ref>Prehistoric Animals of Australia, By Susan quirk & Michael archer, 1983, P.</ref>


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