Bettongia moyesi
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Bettongia moyesi

Bettongia moyesi is a fossil species of potoroid marsupial.

Appearance

A species of Bettongia that existed in the middle Miocene, inhabiting the rainforest that once dominated the Riversleigh area. The holotype is a largely complete skull and lower jaw discovered at the Two Trees site at Rivesleigh, with another jaw obtained at the nearby Henk's Hollow site being also referred to this species. The diet was omnivorous and like the modern bettongs it consumed truffle-like fungi, although other foods included plant roots and invertebrates discovered while foraging through the forest floor. The estimate of this species' weight is around five kilograms.

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References

1. Bettongia moyesi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettongia_moyesi

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