Madakoala devisi Woodburne et al. 1987 (koala)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae

Full reference: M. O. Woodburne, R. H. Tedford, M. Archer and N. S. Pledge. 1987. Madakoala, A new genus and two species of Miocene Koala (Marsupialia: Phascolarctidae) from South Australia, and a new species of Perikoala. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 1:293-317

Belongs to Madakoala according to M. O. Woodburne et al. 1987

Sister taxon: Madakoala wellsi

Type specimen: SAM P24792, a mandible (fragmentary right dentary)

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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