Extinct genus of marsupials
Warendja is an extinct genus of wombat. It is known from two species, "W. encorensis" from the Late Miocene Riversleigh site in Queensland, and "W. wakefieldi" known from the Pleistocene of South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria. The two species are primarily distinguished by features of their enamel. It became extinct as part of the Quaternary extinction event. "Warendja wakefieldi" is estimated to have weighed about 10 kg, considerably smaller than living wombats. "Warendja" thought to be relatively basal amongst wombats, being the most primitive member to possess hypselodont (high crowned) cheek teeth. The morphology of the humerus of "W. wakefieldi" suggests that it engaged in scratch-digging.
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