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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | †Balbaridae |
| Genus: | †Ganawamaya Cooke, 1992 |
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| †Ganawamaya acris Cooke, 1992
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References
edit- ^ 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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