Nambaroo fossil map
Where fossils of Nambaroo 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 | 27.3–11.63 million years ago (Chattian to Serravallian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Balbaridae |
| Named by | Flannery and Rich 1986 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | Camfield Beds, txn:248739, Namba |
About Nambaroo
Nambaroo is an extinct genus of macropod marsupial from the late Oligocene to the early Miocene of Australia.
Recent research suggests that the many species belonging to this genus may be either be invalid or belong to the closely related Ganawamaya.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nambaroo (revision 1381150389), 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: Q635375.
