Marlu kutjamarpensis Woodburne et al. 1987 (ringtail possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae

Full reference: M. O. Woodburne, R. H. Tedford, and M. Archer. 1987. New Miocene ringtail possums (Marsupialia: Pseudocheiridae) from South Australia. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 2:639-679

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

Sister taxa: Marlu karya, Marlu kutjamarpensis, Marlu preacursor, Marlu syke

Type specimen: SAM P19961, a mandible (left maxilla with I1, P3, M2-M4)

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Leaf locality, Lake Ngapakaldi (Oligocene to Miocene of Australia)

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