Strigocuscus notialis Flannery et al. 1987 (possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Full reference: T. F. Flannery, W. D. Turnbull, T. H. V. Rich and E. L. Lundelius. 1987. The phalangerids (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) of the Early Pliocene Hamilton local fauna, sowthwestern Victoria. Possims and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 2:537-546

Belongs to Strigocuscus according to T. F. Flannery et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Strigocuscus celebensis, Strigocuscus reidi

Type specimen: NMV P54133, a mandible (fragmentary dentary containing I1, P3, M2-M4)

Ecology: scansorial herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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