Congruus

Congruus is an extinct genus of macropod known from the Late Pleistocene of Australia. There are two species, Congruus kitcheneri, which was originally described as a species of Wallabia,^[1][2] and Congruus congruus.^[3] Specimens are known from Mammoth Cave, Western Australia, the Thylacoleo Caves (Nullarbor Plain) and the Naracoorte caves in South Australia.^[2][3] Potential material is also known from Eastern Australia.^[2] The morphology of the skull and limbs suggests that they were semi-arboreal browsers, moving slowly through trees, though they were larger than and not as specialised for climbing as living tree kangaroos.^[2] They are thought to be members of the tribe Macropodini, and close relatives of the extinct genus Protemnodon.^[4]

Congruus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skull of Congruus kitcheneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Macropodidae
Subfamily:	Macropodinae
Genus:	†Congruus McNamara, 1994
Species
Congruus congruus McNamara, 1994 (type) Congruus kitcheneri (Flannery. 1989)