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“But with the discovery of
Gunggamarandu we can add Australia to the ‘once inhabited by tomistomines’ list.”
Despite its discovery, the fossil skull of
Gunggamarandu maunala remained a scientific mystery for more than a century.
The specimen piqued the interest of then-young graduate student Dr Steve Salisbury in the 1990s, but a formal study was not done until Mr Ristevski began his examination.
“I knew it was unusual, and potentially very significant, but I didn’t have the time to study it in any detail,” Dr Salisbury said.
“The name of the new species honours the First Nations peoples of the Darling Downs area, incorporating words from the languages of the Barunggam and Waka Waka nations.