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Bulungu is an extinct genus of bandicoot-like mammal from Oligo-Miocene deposits of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, and the Etadunna Formation, Australia. It was first named by Gurovich et al. (2013) and the type species is Bulungu palara. Two additional species, Bulungu campbelli and Bulungu minkinaensis, were also described in 2013. Bulungu muirheadae is the oldest fossil bandicoot recovered to date. An additional three species Bulungu minkinaensis, Bulungu pinpaensis, and Bulungu westermani were named by Travouillon, Beck & Case (2021) allowing for placement of the genus in the superfamily Yaraloidea.

References

1. Gurovich, Yamila; Travouillon, Kenny J.; Beck, Robin M. D.; Muirhead, Jeanette; Archer, Michael (2013). "Biogeographical implications of a new mouse-sized fossil bandicoot (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia) occupying a dasyurid-like ecological niche across Australia". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 12 (3): 265. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.776646. hdl:11336/5406. S2CID 140187280.
2. Travouillon, K.J.; Beck, R.M.D.; Hand, S.J.; Archer, M. (2013). "The oldest fossil record of bandicoots (Marsupialia; Peramelemorphia) from the late Oligocene of Australia". Palaeontologia Electronica. 16 (2): 13A.1–13A.52.
3. Travouillon, K. J.; Beck, R. M. D.; Case, J. A. (2021). "Upper Oligocene–lower-Middle Miocene peramelemorphians from the Etadunna, Namba and Wipajiri formations of South Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 45 (1): 109–125. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1921274. S2CID 235748135.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Superorder: Australidelphia
Notoryctidae †Naraboryctes Notoryctes Peramelemorphia †Bulungu †Chaeropus †Galadi †Kutjamarcoot †Madju †Numbigilga? †Silvicultor †Yarala Thylacomyidae †Bulbadon? †Ischnodon †Liyamayi Macrotis Peramelidae †Crash Echymipera Isoodon Microperoryctes Perameles Peroryctes Rhynchomeles Dasyuromorphia †Ankotarinja? †Dasylurinja †Joculusium †Keeuna? †Malleodectes †Mayigriphus Myrmecobius †Wakamatha †Thylacinidae Badjcinus? Maximucinus Muribacinus Mutpuracinus? Ngamalacinus Nimbacinus Thylacinus Tyarrpecinus Wabulacinus Dasyuridae †Barinya †Ganbulanyi? †Glaucodon †Urrayira Sminthopsinae Planigale Sminthopsini Antechinomys Ningaui Sminthopsis Dasyurinae †Whollydooleya? Phascogalini Antechinus Murexia Phascogale Dasyurini Dasycercus Dasykaluta Dasyuroides Dasyurus Myoictis Neophascogale Parantechinus Phascolosorex Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus

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• Peramelemorphs
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• Prehistoric mammals of Australia
• Miocene marsupials
• Fossil taxa described in 2013
• Riversleigh fauna
• Prehistoric marsupial genera
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