†Madakoala wellsi Woodburne et al. 1987 (koala)
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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 devisi
Type specimen: SAM P24793, a mandible (right dentary)
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Lake Namba (Oligocene of Australia)
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