| Warendja Temporal range:Late Miocene—Late Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: | †Warendja Hope and Wilkinson, 1982 |
| Species | |
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Warendja is anextinctgenus ofwombat. It is known from two species,W. encorensis from the Late MioceneRiversleigh site in Queensland,[1] andW. wakefieldi known from thePleistocene of South Australia, New South Wales,[2] and Victoria.[3] The two species are primarily distinguished by features of their enamel.[1] It became extinct as part of theQuaternary extinction event.[3][2][4][5][6]Warendja wakefieldi is estimated to have weighed about 10 kg, considerably smaller than living wombats.[7]Warendja thought to be relativelybasal amongst wombats,[8] being the most primitive member to possess hypselodont (high crowned) cheek teeth. The morphology of the humerus ofW. wakefieldi suggests that it engaged in scratch-digging.[9]
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