| Ganawamaya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | † Balbaridae |
| Genus: | † Ganawamaya Cooke, 1992 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Ganawamaya acris Cooke, 1992 | |
Ganawamaya is an extinct genus of quadrupedal kangaroos that lived in Australia.
Species include: [2]
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