Ganguroo fossil map
Where fossils of Ganguroo have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04–7.246 million years ago (Aquitanian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Macropodidae |
| Named by | Cooke 1997 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | txn:40140 |
About Ganguroo
Ganguroo is a genus of fossil macropods found at Riversleigh in Australia, material dating from the Early to Late Miocene subepochs. The type species of the genus is Ganguroo bilamina, described in 1997. Two recently described species, Ganguroo bites and Ganguroo robustiter, have also been placed in this genus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ganguroo (revision 1333326522), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5521271.
