''Euowenia'' is an extinct genus of

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which existed from the

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. Weighing around 500 kg, ''Euowenia'' is only known from three locations on mainland

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and the Tirari formation on the

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in the

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basin.

References

* ''Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution'' by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand (page 79) * ''Dinosaur Encyclopedia'' by Jayne Parsons (page 207) Prehistoric vombatiforms Prehistoric marsupial genera Fossil taxa described in 1887 Pliocene marsupials Extinct mammals of Australia {{Diprotodont-stub