Djilgaringa gillespiei Archer et al. 1987 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodonta - Pilkipildridae

Full reference: M. Archer, R. H. Tedford, and T. H. Rich. 1987. The Pilkipildridae, a new family and four new species of petauroid possums (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) from the Australian Miocene. Possums and Opossums: Estudies in Evolution 2:607-627

Belongs to Djilgaringa according to M. Archer et al. 1987

Sister taxon: Djilgaringa thompsoni

Type specimen: QM F13028, a mandible (right dentary fragment with P3, M2-M5). Its type locality is Last Minute Site, which is in a Serravallian lacustrine limestone in Australia.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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