†Priscakoala Black et al. 2012 (koala)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae
Full reference: K. H. Black, M. Archer, and S.J. Hand. 2012. New Tertiary koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from Riversleigh, Australia, with a revision of phascolarctid phylogenetics, paleoecology, and paleobiodiversity. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(1):125-138
Parent taxon: Phascolarctidae according to K. H. Black et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Invictokoala, Koobor, Litokoala, Madakoala, Nimiokoala, Perikoala, Phascolarctos
Subtaxa: Priscakoala lucyturnbullae
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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