Marlu preacursor 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 kutjamarpensis, Marlu syke

Type specimen: NMV P178109, a tooth (lower right M2)

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Marlu preacursor in the database

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