Cookeroo

Cook-eh-ru.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Cookeroo.

Phonetic

Cook-eh-ru.

Named By

K.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Travouillon,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Price,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Archer‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Hand‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Marsupialia,‭ ‬Diprotodontia,‭ ‬Macropodidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬bulwidarri‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Australia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Faunal Zone B zone,‭ ‬System B Formation.

Time Period

Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Cookeroo is a genus of kangaroo that lived in Australia during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Cookeroo,‭ ‬a new genus of fossil kangaroo‭ (‬Marsupialia,‭ ‬Macropodidae‭) ‬from the Oligo-Miocene of Riversleigh,‭ ‬Northwestern Queensland,‭ ‬Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬36‭(‬3‭)‬:e1083029‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Travouillon,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Price,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Archer‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Hand‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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